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Their incentive system looks the same as any for-profit mental health organization. Not saying that solves it, I just don't see why would apps worry you partic
by Nowado 5y ago
Their incentive system looks the same as any for-profit mental health organization.
Not saying that solves it, I just don't see why would apps worry you particularly much in context of issues you're pointing out.
- heavyset_go 5y agoI don't necessarily agree with the premise of the OP we're responding to, but apps and computer services have the ability to scale in ways that other mental health organizations don't, especially if they have a lot of investor funding to burn. A service that was used by ten thousand people in January could be used by a quarter of the country by June, and it can quickly command the market and put its competitors out of business.
- Nowado 5y agoI will also preface by saying, that there very much is an issue with having for-profit (mental) health system. That said, I don't think what you're pointing at goes beyond issue of monopolization (giving one side of the market relatively more power) and those previously mentioned. To give an example, you'd achieve the same problem if they simply created 'mental health board' interest group with PR and lobbying - those can be very powerful, my personal favourite example being pork producers making 'bacon' a cool thing. Putting competition out of business seems tangential to other points in the thread, unless I'm missing something. The problem is inherent, apps just streamline process and make it more clear. Relaying on disorganization of some class to produce friction that will limit their whole effectiveness (including part that is clearly harmful) is a delay tactic at best, not a solution.