OpenClaw USELESS ?

i didn't want to write anything about openclaw without actually using it first
so i used it. built with it. tested workflows. gave it honest time
here's the honest review nobody asked for
rn the whole scene around ai agents feels like a group chat competition between friends. whose agent sounds cooler. whose demo looks slicker. whose screenshot gets more likes
but when you sit down and try to actually SIMPLIFY something with openclaw - replace a step in your workflow or cut a manual process - it doesn't do that
it adds steps. it creates new dependencies. you end up babysitting the thing you built to save you time
that's not a tool. that's a crutch
i wanted to find the use case that makes me go "ok this replaces X and i never go back." spent real hours looking for it. it's not there yet
maybe it will be.
so i used it. built with it. tested workflows. gave it honest time
here's the honest review nobody asked for
rn the whole scene around ai agents feels like a group chat competition between friends. whose agent sounds cooler. whose demo looks slicker. whose screenshot gets more likes
but when you sit down and try to actually SIMPLIFY something with openclaw - replace a step in your workflow or cut a manual process - it doesn't do that
it adds steps. it creates new dependencies. you end up babysitting the thing you built to save you time
that's not a tool. that's a crutch
i wanted to find the use case that makes me go "ok this replaces X and i never go back." spent real hours looking for it. it's not there yet
maybe it will be.