Friday, January 2, 2026

Not Another Techie-led Platform

Aren't you an IITian by background? How come mental health care?
You don't have the relevant degree, is building in this domain fair?
This space is already crowded, with technologists-founders at large,
Please launch a QComm startup instead, don't make of this field a farce.

There, you can exploit all you want, the gig workers and DPs,
Leverage innovative business models, such as commission-based or platform fees.
We deserve to be paid better; it's not just an hour of talking cure,
It's decades of accumulated wisdom, but you'll not get it for sure.

You may have the entrepreneurial bent, or the business skills;  
And the sad reality is, at the end, we all have to pay the bills,
But therapy work is exhausting; all we need is the human touch,
That you build an ethical product, is that asking too much?

My background disqualifies me; I may not have pockets that are deep,
But what I'm building will help, and not harm, is a promise I can keep. 

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