@ashleystriblet: I wanted to share my perspective as a product researcher as to why AI agents haven’t taken off with everyday people and why I’m watching the startup Town who is building their own AI assistant. Also -shout out to @JatGPT & @Logan - AI hype/dread/research who made me give this app a second look. #townai #aiagents #aiassistant #futureofai
Thank you so much for the vid and Rec, I was looking into agents and was wondering the best place to start
2026-08-11 18:51:07
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MaudraMoves :
The biggest ick is it is hard with multiple emails! Such a hard stop!
2026-08-11 18:27:54
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Ogas on top 🇺🇸 :
Normal people are trying to survive most dont care about ai.
2026-08-11 03:55:54
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Lukas :
I wish I had started learning sooner. Six months later, I'm still learning, still building, and genuinely grateful I gave it a chance.
2026-08-11 19:01:42
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Jelly :
normal people cant absorb the costs of AI agent mistakes. lost photos, nonrefundable purchases, lost time etc.
2026-08-11 04:36:47
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Kellz :
When Costco has an MCP, ring me
2026-08-11 06:06:54
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Ksd9999 :
You hit the nail on the head!
2026-08-11 18:32:52
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Lauren :
I completely agree. I find it puzzling why we bypassed designing SaaS applications that address end-to-end problems and directly jumped to AI. If Outlook and Gmail had been designed with better user-friendly workflows from the outset, I don’t believe we would have needed an agent. It seems like agents are now being treated as a temporary solution for poorly designed software.
2026-08-11 18:19:39
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Just_D3L :
I'm afraid of the AI stealing my personal data from my mailbox like: emails, bank statements, bills, doctor reminders, etc
2026-08-11 18:40:19
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ShenanDome :
It’s because the agents don’t do a good job. They constantly make mistakes. Faster often to do the task yourself.
2026-08-11 04:00:46
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Quinnifer :
wait so normal people aren't eager to manage hundreds of skills, tools, hooks, mcps, and markdown files just to keep their agent functioning? shocking!
2026-08-11 06:05:16
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Saem's Tunes :
People in marketing underestimate the breadth of the human ego in maintaining least energy momentum at all times
2026-08-11 15:22:10
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stillbarkin :
What on earth what I use it for? Bringing me coffee? Drive me to IKEA? Weed wack my front yard?
2026-08-11 12:50:57
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Jay Walker :
exactly..im struggling to think of non work related use cases that's worth spending tokens on 😅
2026-08-11 14:34:32
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Morten of the North 🇨🇦🇳🇴 :
The SV mindset that everyone will want AI agents reminds me of Soylent, the meal replacement: A Silicon Valley bro who thought eating food took too much time away from his coding "optimized" eating by inventing... a meal replacement protein shake and selling it as something magical. Meanwhile, meal replacement protein shakes were already a well-established product category, and most people enjoy eating food and don't see it as a major blocker for doing work.
2026-08-11 05:11:30
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iseeutoo2 :
I also think ppl don’t want to spend the time to figure out how to make an agent. We are already so busy we don’t have time to go out of our way to make our lives easier. But this start up sounds really interesting!
2026-08-11 03:31:22
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yenforai :
I’ll definitely try it after your recommendation. I love companies that focus on user experience and delight. Thanks so much for insights.
2026-08-11 16:30:59
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Meggers :
Tech and AI literate people can barely understand how to create and use AI agents effectively AND keep up with the changing models and advances. The general public? Hell no
2026-08-11 16:05:57
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stillbarkin :
And I’m not letting AI anywhere near my financials. I’ve heard the horror stories
2026-08-11 12:52:51
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thatdamnuncleleroygreen :
Agents don’t actually work. That’s why. I can go into specific details, but that’s not necessary.
2026-08-11 11:09:38
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xgoldendawnx :
It’s requires wayyyy too much access to my personal information and logins.
2026-08-11 11:32:18
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Niko Baloyi :
What are the cost implications
2026-08-11 08:08:43
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5h4wn3 :
What do you have against things just working I like my MacBook not everything has to be a troubleshooting mess
2026-08-11 08:41:54
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apemonk444 :
agents too confusing. not user friendly
2026-08-11 08:03:28
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Helena Speechwriter 🎤 :
The book “a reverse-centaurs guide to life after AI” does an amazing job of elaborating on this too
2026-08-11 02:39:45
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