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Unpopular opinion: most AI agent use cases are productivity theater
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Unpopular opinion: most AI agent use cases are productivity theater

Watched a Chase AI video where he breaks down six "life-changing" OpenClaw use cases. Second brain, morning briefs, content factories, the usual. His take: , They all fall apart under basic scrutiny. I agree. The pattern is always the same. Impressive two-minute demo. Zero discussion of what it actually takes to make it work daily. Zero mention of cost. OpenClaw runs continuous sessions, so every task drags your entire context history with it. Your token bill adds up fast. The irony is the most technical people, the ones who could actually make it work, are the ones who immediately see simpler ways to do the same things. The audience getting hyped up is the least technical group. And they're the ones who'll hit a wall. Credit to Peter for building something clever. It's a tinkerer's sandbo...
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