Comment by TeMPOraL

> The difference is that a therapist works with you for years, takes notes, and builds an actual working model of your psyche. They may start with generics but build towards an actual understanding. A lot like an engineer building a domain model of the business they’re working in.

Ideally, yes. I wonder how that compares to actual, lived experience of people. Because as far as I can tell, it's hard to afford getting to that point these days even on a tech salary.

In my own lived experience, even half a year of therapy didn't go anywhere further I could get with ChatGPT or Claude over one or two frustrated evenings.

(But then maybe it's just me who was spectacularly bad at finding and retaining therapists.)