How much of agent use is real productivity and how much is the aesthetics of productivity?

· Bits and Bobs 3/2/26
  • How much of agent use is real productivity and how much is the aesthetics of productivity?
    • If you make a tool and no one ever uses it (including you), does it matter?
    • There's a bigger market for people who want to feel productive than to be productive.
    • See also "Tool-shaped objects"
    • LARPing productivity.