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Comment by kylecazar | Hacker News Reader

"Plan a trip to Italy next month and book the flights"

I see a version of that all the time and would never, ever do it.

These are modern infomercials. Concrete pains ("planning a vacation is hard!"), shallow solutions that don't stand up to real-world use, and, in the end, a promise left unfilfilled. (And a thing in your drawer that takes up space.)

honestly, one day i will understand why these guys go so hard on planning vacations.

one of the best parts of vacations is actually planning it! trying to find restaurants, organizing your days, trying to fit activities -- that makes you look forward to your time off.

really, i want to automate the boring parts of my life (did i really pay rent this month?) not the things that make me happy.

> one of the best parts of vacations is actually planning it

For some. Others hate or fear it. For others it just feels like work.

Imagine the fear these people will feel walking in to a vacation planned by … a ROBOT!

Social media has fried some people’s brains so much that it is incredibly anxiety inducing to make many typically mundane or routine choices, for fear of missing / missing out on something.

I think they're grabbing at universally-understood frictions that people associate with pleasure or anxiety … or, most powerfully, identity.

We all know the feeling of wanting to be successful, or to go on a great vacation. Showing these scenarios creates strong emotional response in the audience - we're now the people winning at work, going on a great vacation. This is especially important when you're selling something dull. See: insurance.

"Find a primary care physician in my area who is taking new patients and accepts my insurance. Give me your top three candidates, and book an appointment within the next six weeks with your top choice."

Claude: Would you like to go to Bermuda instead?

idk I thought the same until I got personal amex support at work, now it’s my roofline on how useful/trusted an agent could be. Now I book all my travel through them, and it’s an absolute blessing

Exactly! Imagine if it booked like a 3000 dollar 1st class flight because it thought it was providing you with "the most comfortable and hospitable experience as possible."

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