07/26/2025
ChatGPT is NOT, I repeat, is NOT a good replacement for a therapist, or friend, or any human at all.
ChatGPT is a LLM (large language model) that has been programmed by folks who are NOT, I repeat, who are NOT concerned with your mental health or wellness.
ChatGPT is a bot, created by men (my mentor .ed calls them Broligarchs 😏) to project an air of all-knowing wisdom. It is NOT, I repeat, it is NOT all-knowing (it only knows what these Broligarchs have inputted).
ChatGPT is NOT, I repeat, is NOT a safe alternative to getting your needs met by an actual person.
We NEED actual people in our lives. We NEED actual in-person interaction in our lives. We NEED healthy alternatives to chatbots who collect an ungodly amount of data from users.
Do yourself a favor, FIND AN ALTERNATIVE to using ChatGPT when you're feeling upset, depressed, confused, hurt, low, anxious or anything else uncomfortable.
Stay Tuned for 50 ALTERNATIVES to ChatGPT for emotional discomfort.
Here's the first 5:
Listening to music
Talking with a peer
Physical exercise
Getting a hug
Playing an interactive game
