A Therapist Costs $200 an Hour. A Crisis Hotline Has a 40-Minute Wait. An AI Companion Costs Nothing and Is Available Now.
Therapy costs $200 an hour. Crisis hotlines have 40-minute wait times. An AI companion is free and available at 3am. That is
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