The difference is that after a week of serious Photoshop training you will have at your fingertips a world class, incredibly powerful piece of software with mod

The difference is that after a week of serious Photoshop training you will have at your fingertips a world class, incredibly powerful piece of software with modern ML tools for smart image manipulation, collaborative tools and cloud infrastructure for syncing documents, plus a massive ecosystem of plugins and assets available to purchase. I say this as someone who strongly dislikes Photoshop. I wish I had a viable alternative.