Why I'm Not Recommending OpenClaw

This is a submission for the OpenClaw Writing Challenge I've been following OpenClaw since it blew up in late 2025. I even installed it and have been running it for a while now. And honestly, I'm still trying to figure out how I feel about it. On one hand, it's the most exciting thing happening in personal AI right now. On the other, I can't in good conscience tell most people to go install it. That contradiction has been bothering me, so I spent some time digging into what's actually going on w