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Let AI do the hard parts of your holiday shopping

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17 points ChrisArchitect | 2 comments | 13 Nov 25 17:36 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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mrtksn ◴[13 Nov 25 18:26 UTC] No.45918550[source]▶
What is the point of this? Shopping is the primary reason people work, people love shopping. Not only that, people don't know what they what to buy so they learn in by looking at the options for ideas.

Also, the point of buying presents isn't charity or wealth transfer but thinking about the person.

This is a the case of having a solution looking for a problem.

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1. thornewolf ◴[13 Nov 25 18:46 UTC] No.45918816[source]▶
> people love shopping

After going back and forth on this many times, I have concluded: some people love shopping and some people hate shopping. Members of one group generally have trouble understanding the other group also exists.

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2. mrtksn ◴[13 Nov 25 18:53 UTC] No.45918925[source]▶
I'm member of the group hating to shop for clothes but love shopping most other things.

The reason I hate shopping for clothes is that I don't understand it, I feel overwhelmed and I despise trying clothes on and off. Still, I wouldn't let an AI do my clothes shopping because it doesn't solve my core problem of not knowing what to buy and trying it on.