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Let AI do the hard parts of your holiday shopping

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17 points ChrisArchitect | 1 comments | 13 Nov 25 17:36 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | 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. JohnFen ◴[13 Nov 25 21:47 UTC] No.45921036[source]▶
> Shopping is the primary reason people work, people love shopping.

A whole lot of people really hate shopping.

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

True, which is why I think this sort of tool is antihuman BS. Especially for people who don't like shopping. Someone who I know hates shopping spending time doing it because they want to express how they feel about me makes it an even more meaningful gift. I appreciate a gift someone put effort into more than a gift they didn't, regardless of how much I actually want the thing being given.