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I'm trying to figure out why I (too) am having a strong negative reaction to this. Let me think out loud: I'm fortunate enough to have a real personal assistan
by nlh 11y ago
I'm trying to figure out why I (too) am having a strong negative reaction to this. Let me think out loud:
I'm fortunate enough to have a real personal assistant. She's amazing, she knows me, she does fantastic work, and I pay her a fair and reasonable wage (including health care) that's far less than $100/hour. So let's put me in the category of "people who can afford a personal assistant" but not quite in the category of "people who demand to meet Tina Fey & Amy Poehler on demand."
I would NEVER in a million years consider replacing my assistant with a faceless nameless AI-assisted service. I have a number of friends who are also fortunate enough to have assistants. They would NEVER consider replacing their assistants with a faceless nameless AI-assisted service (at least one friend has an assistant that's been with him for years and is basically part of the family).
And with the examples they give, Magic+ is painting a picture of both a service and user that's highly specific -- wealthy enough to afford these luxuries, but not willing to make the investment of hiring a real person to build a real relationship with to perform these tasks.
So the whole thing feels....dismissive. I guess that's the best word I can come up with. Dismissive of money ("Entertain me with Tina Fey - I will pay for her presence."), dismissive of human contact ("I don't want a real assistant - I just want to text a service to do my bidding.") Dismissive of warmth. It's sort of what I imagine a caricature of a dystopian tech billionaire would want -- all of the somethings with none of the someones.
I dunno. It just feels ... off. Sorry I can't come up with something better. But as the target demographic (I think?), I'm feeling like the pitch is very off-target and off-putting.
- jld89 11y agoJust curious, but what is your line of work and that of your friends with assistants?
- venomsnake 11y agoLets see - depending on your rich-ness status there are 3 people that know everything about you: 1. Your sysadmin 2. Your secretary 3. Your head of security These are people you have to have to trust. And they must be loyal and you must be loyal to them.
- Dirlewanger 11y ago>So the whole thing feels....dismissive. Welcome to the future. This is what happens when you have a highly concentrated, morally bankrupt nouveau-riche out-of-touch with greater society drives "innovation". It's only going to get worse as the bubble continues.