AI

This is the paradox of our time: the very tools designed to free us from labor are trapping us in an endless cycle of escalating work. As our productivity increases, our standards and expectations rise even faster, creating a psychological Jevons Paradox that threatens to consume our humanity in the pursuit of ever-greater output. We become victims... See more

Transactions with machines are perceived to be smoother than interactions with fellow humans.

If you think about it, AI has digested the entirety of human knowledge but lacks the lived experience to make it meaningful. It's like a tourist who's read every guidebook but never actually visited the country.

Rex’s point is that AI agents are well-suited to handle utility-driven commerce, where the goal is to save time. Emotional shopping, on the other hand, is more about discovery and serendipity, and it may resist full automation.