I love this joke. When i read od here it somewhere it reminds me of the Dota 2 Shanghai Major.

The joke is in one of the bits that for the host, James „2GD“ Harding cancelled and called an ass by GabeN himself.

https://youtu.be/5TCnO9XX3OY?si=hVHkGOYT4PUnMqo0 (around 00:50)

Why would you go the whole way to your destination and not exit the next stop to return home?

Sooo what’s the federated alternative? I see a pattern here