Genuinely wonder what part of life these people even enjoy. When you're dreaming of automating your child's birthday parties and vacation itineraries so you don't have to bother, what even are you living for? It's giving Patrick Bateman - there's an idea of a Ben Thompson, but he is simply not there - ThreadSky

errant-signal.com • 10 days ago

Genuinely wonder what part of life these people even enjoy. When you're dreaming of automating your child's birthday parties and vacation itineraries so you don't have to bother, what even are you living for? It's giving Patrick Bateman - there's an idea of a Ben Thompson, but he is simply not there

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Wouldn't do this in a million years

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errant-signal.com•10 days ago

Nor does he particularly want to be, apparently.

babykelp.bsky.social•10 days ago

dreaming of a fully automated ai smart home that still operates its schedule even after me and my family is reduced to dust in an atomic bombing 📈😍 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oxP3TyuQx0

quilatoo.bsky.social•10 days ago

I think they literally just want the prestige they think comes with having a full time personal assistant.

errant-signal.com•10 days ago

Finally we have democratized the brain rot with comes with the level of wealth that makes it so you don't have to do anything for yourself

I mean, scheduling a bowling night will be beyond these people, so I feel confident in our odds long term

hoskingc.bsky.social•9 days ago

Right, it’s the strange anhedonia of it. I understand wanting to be liberated from tasks you find menial — but there’s no vision for what to do with that time saved. No sense that life will be savored in some other way.

marteani.bsky.social•10 days ago

Done by a parent who has no idea and does not care that their child hates bowling, nor that the bowling alley has no accomodations for young children.

gregianjohnson.bsky.social•10 days ago

Can we not have “The Agentic Economy” instead where work is automated and I can instead spend more time organising birthday parties for my little boy?

iazu.bsky.social•9 days ago

Totally reminds me of this post at the height of all the NFT bullshit.

beamsplashx.bsky.social•10 days ago

American Sideshow

whitestellar.bsky.social•10 days ago

Is a butler without payment

matesrsen.bsky.social•10 days ago

Someone else has already made the observation that agentic AI is a big hit with these people for the same reason they're into human-shaped robots: because they're really into the idea of having servants.

jasonbwilson.bsky.social•10 days ago

They want "people" to do things for them.

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