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echelonyesterday at 5:15 PM1 replyview on HN

What do you use it for?

The only thing I can think of this doing "usefully" for people is spamming social media.

The high friction things I'd want automated are precisely the things I'd worry it would fuck up.

There's not a lot of middle ground.


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BeetleByesterday at 8:01 PM

You're not the person I was asking, but I'll ask you the same:

Have you tried it?

I've listed how I've used it in several threads in the past - you can see my comment history. I tired of doing it every time this question comes up, because it usually becomes clear that the person asking has a very little understanding of its capabilities, and is going by mostly sensationalist reports (either reports of "Oh my God this is life changing" or "Oh my God you'll lose all your mail/money").

There is a (boring) middle ground, as will be obvious to anyone who spends a few days with it.