Not exactly a microvan, but Telo Trucks is showing it’s possible to build something very close to one. Framing it as a pickup truck is a smart way to market it in the US.
Same interior space as a Toyota Tacoma in the same length of a MINI Cooper SE.
c/o The Morning News
State of the Culture, 2025 by Ted Gioia
Instead of connecting with people all over the world, I now get “streaming content” 24/7.
Facebook no longer wants me stay in touch with friends overseas, or former classmates, or distant relatives. Instead it serves up memes and stupid short videos.
And they are the exact same memes and videos playing non-stop on TikTok—and Instagram, Twitter, Threads, Bluesky, YouTube shorts, etc.
Every big web platform feels the exact same.
We used to control apps like Facebook and Instagram with our own choices. They became daily comforts, making the world seem a little bit smaller and closer by bringing the people that we cared about together in to one place.
But from the perspective of these companies, that’s a problem. Our personal worlds, our friends, family, and connections, are finite. Once we’ve caught up, we put the app down. That’s bad for business.