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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by matkoniecz on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @09:07PM (#50462150)
> Doorman fallacy strikes again.

In am not getting why this would be the name of such claim

maybe I am not elite and rich or infirm enough - but I do not get why I would pay extra for doorman or similar servants.

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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by Grombobulous on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @11:44PM (#50463152)
Just Google “doorman fallacy”
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by watwut on Thursday November 12, 2026 @02:51AM (#50464242)
Where I live, there were no doormans in the first place. It is one of those weird examples that flies on HN and nowhere else.
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by solyin on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:40AM (#50464578)
It's not that weird. Some 30% of humanity lives somewhere that could use a doorman. Your lived experience bubble isn't representative of humanity as a whole.
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by matkoniecz on Thursday November 12, 2026 @06:09AM (#50465590)
I know what "doorman fallacy" is, just that I think that doorman itself are a terrible example.
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by UpsideDownRide on Thursday November 12, 2026 @03:48AM (#50464640)
It's actually a very good fallacy to learn about.
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Re:United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on be... by matkoniecz on Thursday November 12, 2026 @06:09AM (#50465592)
I know what "doorman fallacy" is, just that I think that doorman itself are a terrible example.
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