Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders
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Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 4, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 43 checks on 2 different days. Its best position was #18 of 30, reached on Nov 5, 06:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 5, 10:07 UTC.
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Many points were raised, but I believe that key term for what people do when preparing fo buying decison is they prepare "overview" of situation. Price spectrum, sizes, wanted/liked/unlocked ingredients any parameters. You can't make proper overview without actually browsing menu of one or two providers. AI at best…
People coming up with these tech use cases live in a reality where price sensitivity isn't a thing. "You can call an Uber with a voice command" "You can ask alexa to buy you things" "Your AI will order food for you" Seem like magical ideas that will remove friction and increase sales. Except that regular people…
Something that is perhaps “underreported” is that a lot of AI solutions aren’t easier to do than just doing the thing. My budget app, for example: It’s not easier for me to ask the AI bot “show me all my transactions from McDonald’s” than it is to click on the search bar/payee filter and type “McDonald’s.” But if I…
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Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 5, 10:07 UTC, after 2 days of trending.
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It was first seen on Nov 4, 2026 and has been on the list on 2 days (43 checks) since.
132 points and 237 comments; submitted by PaulHoule on Nov 2, 2026.