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If Alexa could do the dishes for me that would absolutely be a killer app.

• CamperBob2 2y ago
  Tie it to an as-yet-unknown startup company that sends people to your house very quickly to perform individual light housekeeping tasks. "MicroMaids.com" or some such. Sounds invasive and scary, but I would've said (and probably did say) similar things about a service that connected you with strangers for the purpose of getting into their cars.
  • ssl-3 2y ago
    That's an easy route to a 10- or 11-figure company with a huge liability policy and a very fat band of warm bodies in the middle that all conspires to mean both high prices, and minimal pay with terrible terms for those doing the work -- just like Uber. Other than the fact that it broadly sounds awful, I don't see a downside. I'd sometimes love to have such a service myself: I have plenty of money to buy services and very little time when I'm busy, but when I'm not busy I have plenty of time to do these things myself, which I prefer. Hiring things to be done on a regular schedule doesn't really work for me. But an informally-arranged, impromptu service? Maybe? --- "Alexa, mow the lawn." "OK. Greenscape will arrive today between 3 and 4PM to mow the lawn. By the way, did you know that Husqvarna offers automated electric lawnmowers? Would you like to know more?" beep --- Who's up for exploitation? Anyone?