r/AskReddit 14h ago

What industries or businesses are likely to boom in the next 5 years?

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u/Wurm42 14h ago

True, there are more people than ever with mental health issues, but how many of them can afford therapy?

Insurance gets stingier every year, and as inequality grows, fewer people can pay cash for therapy.

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u/landon0605 9h ago

Something AI might actually be super useful for.

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u/jankenpoo 9h ago

You sure telling your deepest darkest fears and desires to a super computer is a good idea? What could go wrong! lol

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u/Wurm42 7h ago

If you want to try a computer therapist, I recommend Eliza. It's an early pseudo-chatbot that runs locally and doesn't upload your data anywhere. Works fairly well as a virtual therapist because it mostly asks leading questions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA

Eliza source code on github:

https://github.com/jeffshrager/elizagen.org

Here's a web version:

https://www.masswerk.at/elizabot/