Stop hunting for clever agent use cases: just let one fix your 400-row spreadsheet
Full_Collar9026 · reddit · 2026-09-21
A Reddit post calls out the community's obsession with finding mind-blowing agent use cases: half the community waits for someone to show them magic while asking forums what to actually do with these tools. The author simply had an agent fix the dates in column C of a messy 400-row spreadsheet. His take: real utility isn't building a massive autonomous empire — it's handing off the stupid, repetitive copy-paste work we'd otherwise do by hand, so we can log off early. Many people don't have a real problem; they're just looking for an excuse to play with a shiny toy.
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