[nlitened]

> It's next level society. Like, immediately, I want it to order me some groceries based on what it sees in my fridge and what I cook. And to remind me to change my air filters. Or book my vacation for me, knowing I like a mediterranean vibe and Bistecco Florentine.

This thing already exists though, it’s called a personal assistant. And since you’re already not willing to spend $400 a month on getting one, likely reveals that this is not really a thing that you really need in your life. It’s a made-up preference, I am afraid.

[diggan]

Just like ACs, fridges, washing machines, internet and a bunch of other things are "made-up preferences" too. In the end, does it really matter why or how the preference appears? If people are willing to have a personal assistant for 100/month, rather than 400/month, what difference does it make to you? Because you didn't get it at 400/month, you shouldn't want to get it at any price, because you don't really need it?

[vFunct]

Yah it doesn't exist, since personal assistants do not exist.

The US labor force is at 4.5% unemployment. That's nowhere near enough for everyone to have personal assistants.

[nlitened]

A single personal assistant can remind to change AC filters and order food to dozens of people. Also, you can have a personal assistant from another country, since we’re talking about tasks like “order food”, “book vacation”, and “remind”

[vFunct]

And the cost of finding an agent outweighs the savings of hiring one.

[nlitened]

If that were true, wouldn’t there be major agencies/marketplaces, where it would be easy to find vetted assistants? These things tried to happen, they went nowhere, because it turned out that almost nobody wants an assistant.

I think, if someone is not organized enough to create a recurring reminder for themselves, they are probably also not organized enough to instruct someone else to remind about it, and to follow up upon the reminder.

[bryancoxwell]

Surely a personal assistant costs more than $400/month?

[nlitened]

That’s 20 remote work hours at $20/hr for a person sitting comfortably in another country, booking vacations for you, ordering you food via Uber Eats, and reminding you to wash your AC filters every quarter. I think it’s reasonable, even on a higher end for lower-income countries.