Have you ever wanted to just talk it out, yet not known who to turn to?

What if there were a team of sensible, fair-minded, normal people you could reliably talk it out with? Any time, any place, anonymously?

WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY in the midst of an unprecedented crisis of mental wellbeing.

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

https://news.osu.edu/health-declining-in-gen-x-and-gen-y-national-study-shows/

Digital connections abound, and yet real human connections seem few and far between.

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

At the same time, not everyone can afford, or needs, or even wants a "therapist". Many would welcome an opportunity to casually talk it out with sensible, fair-minded, normal peers.

But such opportunities can feel vanishingly rare. A shame: many would be served at least as well, if not even better, by simply talking it out with reasonable regular peers, as opposed to "therapy".

Our very own Boyah, in its delightfully peculiar form, has thrived on a business model quite like this for well over ten years. And Boyah's budget is hardly anything more than rust, skepticism, and goodwill.

Could there be a broader interest in such a service?

Let's talk it out, Boyah. Do we have a $0 business idea?

Sure sounds good to me, Boyah has gotten me through a lot of sad times when I had no one else I thought I could talk things out with

are you suggesting we bring boyah to the public?

Quote from: YPrrrr on March 20, 2021, 09:41:10 AMSure sounds good to me, Boyah has gotten me through a lot of sad times when I had no one else I thought I could talk things out with

This is exactly what I'm getting at. I suspect it's something we can all strongly relate to.

Quote from: Hiro on March 20, 2021, 05:17:23 PMare you suggesting we bring boyah to the public?

in a way, i suppose

not necessarily boyah itself, but boyah's personality

i am not a free therapist i charge more than therapists do you all have racked up quite the bill

i dont know. i feel like i'm worth a lot. could people really afford me?

I certainly can't

Quote from: Hiro on March 20, 2021, 05:17:23 PMare you suggesting we bring boyah to the public?

that's the stupidest thing I've ever heard, boyah is a private company for private people with private problems

bumping this thread in hopes that we can get this idea off the ground

Please quote this to the Me, and Intellectyou'll thread.

Quote from: The Hand That Fisted Everyone on February 18, 2023, 06:14:23 PMbumping this thread in hopes that we can get this idea off the ground

itt tec invents the concept of a support group