Quote Originally Posted by Dan Druff View Post
I agree that it has limited application at this point for mental health purposes. I suppose it can be useful if you're feeling useless and unworthy of love, as it's clearly programmed to kiss your ass and tell you how special you are.

However, it's hard to imagine that such people -- ones who tend to be very skeptical of all praise received -- would be saved by a computer program telling them that they're great. I can tell you when I was suffering from my own severe anxiety and depression issues in 2018, this thing wouldn't have helped at all. What actually helped in the short term was anything which was interesting enough to distract my mind from what was going on. And each person's mental health needs are unique, depression tends not to be a function of simply needing additional praise.

I think that this thing is actually best for lonely people who want a perpetually-available friend to always agree with them. I guess it's also good for people who want a "relationship" with someone undemanding and gives the appearance of caring. Of course, you either have to be stupid or suspend disbelief for either of these to work. I simply couldn't, no matter what situation I were in.
There's actually a lot of evidence coming out now that physical activity in males is just as effective in treating depression as talk therapy.