SV builds agents for a 47-tasks-at-once world, while real workers doomscroll out of boredom
IndraVahan · x · 2026-09-29
A sharp industry observation: Palo Alto founders are building agents for a world where everyone juggles 47 tasks at once, yet the average worker is so bored they doomscroll during work hours. The post highlights the widening gap between the agentic future Silicon Valley assumes and how people actually experience work today.
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