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Re:Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on a... by fragmede on Monday September 21, 2026 @02:42PM (#49791511)
> use cases that have actually improved your life in some measurable way?

"actually" and "measurable" are, to pardon the Claudism, load bearing. If something made my life better in some imperceptible way that makes me happy, why the need to force metric on it? Not having to call Comcast to fake threaten to cancel service made me THREE happier and SEVEN less angsty. That pretty picture made me FOUR smilier. It makes me wonder if we can't just have nice things.

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Re:Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on a... by nancyminusone on Monday September 21, 2026 @03:27PM (#49792120)
>in some imperceptible way

How do you know it has or has not improved your situation if imperceptible?

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Re:Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on a... by fnordpiglet on Monday September 21, 2026 @08:28PM (#49795306)
Measurement doesn’t have to be in a metric space, it can be relative. This tree is taller than that bush is a measurement. I am happier today than yesterday because of my agentic harness is a measurement. A metric space is in some ways useful but neither necessary nor superior to a relative measurement.
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