I'm unclear if that's a statement in support or against my take that this tool will waste businesses' time?

ed_mercer 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

There are some rough edges now, but I see them resolved and definitely not a waste of time anymore in just a few years, if not sooner.

A bot that calls 30 businesses to find the best price or the soonest availability is definitely wasting 29 businesses' time.

But a human doing the same wouldn't be? It's not really wasting their time either, it's just business they failed to get, that happens.

	▲	jpc0 5 days ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Except you just gamified something which is unlikely what would have happened in the past. Usually how these interactions go is: 1. Ask your circle for a recommendation 2. Call the first recommendation, if they are friendly and in the ballpark for price deal done There was no 30 businesses called, most of the time only 1 businesses got called Not you have an AI spamming 30 businesses with calls, in 3 years time you will complain that none if the businesses are any good because those that are just immediately drop AI calls and you never get a quote from them.
	▲	ncallaway 5 days ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		A human doing the same is investing effort on their end. That means they will be somewhat selective about who they call, and are unlikely to call 30 businesses. Maybe they'll call 6. The actual sweat-effort that the caller puts in is the evidence that they aren't being frivolous with the time of the call. When that goes away, and the cost to the caller of making 30 calls is the same as making a single call, then it quickly becomes a waste of time for the business, rather than a valuable opportunity worth pursuing.
	▲	lazide 4 days ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It’s taking spam out of the inbox, and moving it into real life.

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