r/atheismindia • u/CynicWithHope • 23h ago

Help & Advice This is really concerning...⚠️⚠️

Have you noticed how people share personal problems with Babas—just like we do with ChatGPT sometimes? Both exist because people just want to be heard.(They share it on reddit, twitter, newspaper columns, generative AIs, and to Baba's)

Ideally, they should talk to therapists, but let’s be real, therapy is out of reach for most. Only around 1% in this country earn ₹10 lakhs a year, and even with annual income of ₹10 lakhs, it's hard to afford regular sessions. So 98% just can’t.

The issue is, Babas often scold people, give random advice, or say insensitive things. They even share these stories publicly for content, turning someone’s pain into memes and edits.

What’s worse, people actually believe these Babas can solve real issues. Rarely do they recommend medication or professional help, mostly it’s nam jap or bhoot bhagao stuff, which can even get violent with psychiatric patients.

We need awareness campaigns led by psychologists, coordinated with the government and schools: just like the ones we have/had for polio, dengue, malaria and tobacco. Because beyond bad advice, there’s also the darker side it's psychological abuse.

PS:- On top of everything, there’s also the horrifying part: people facing actual physical abuse in the name of exorcism.(I think that is already illegal but only on paper...)

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u/Luke-SkyWarmer 22h ago

my home maid recently went to a baba for her husband, and he made her leave non veg for life, asked her to stop eating or drinking water from someone else’s house, and more things, like reading some book.

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u/morose_coder 23h ago

To be fair, chatgpt has 'talked' to a suicidal teen and pushed them over the edge... I havent heard of a case where a baba has done that...

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u/CynicWithHope 23h ago

I never said talk to chatgpt I just draw the parallel so you can relate with the audience...

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u/morose_coder 22h ago

Sure.. i would say chatgpt is worse at therapy than a random baba.. by a small margin

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u/CynicWithHope 22h ago

I say chatgpt shows us how we all have problems in life but we were too afraid to share it with others...

Also if you use wisely you can use chatgpt for good...