expectations from life are so high that they’re scared they won’t be able to fulfill their family’s needs, and rather than working hard for the same; having no kids is what your whole generation’s combine response is”
this man is making sense and i lowkey hate that
If a supposed policy-wonk has this massive of a blind spot regarding systemic inflation, imagine the disconnect of your average politician whose vision ends at getting a ticket.
These so-called intellectuals have zero touch with everyday economic friction. 6/n
Think about it. You make "average" choices: a completely standard 3BHK in a Tier 1 city is easily ₹2.5cr+ conservatively. A basic, decent private school (not elite, literally just decent) is north of ₹1.5L a year. 4/n
When the baseline cost of an "average" choice has scaled this aggressively, even a bare-minimum lifestyle becomes structurally unsustainable. The crazy part is this MP actually has a special interest in policy and runs institutions training people in it. 5/n
On a theoretical level, sure, optimizing consumption sounds fine. But it shows a staggering cognitive dissonance from actual ground reality. They don't realize that settling for "average" here costs what the best does in the west in PPP terms. 3/n
His take was wild and he goes "lower your lifestyle expectations". Says our generation’s sustenance costs are high because we obsess over providing/having "the best," and that we should just settle for the bare minimum or an average life. 2/n
Had a chat about this fertility drop & how it’s linked to the cost of living crisis with a sitting MP from a southern state two years back. my point was basic selfsustenance has become so intensely expensive that having kids is basically a massive financial liability now. 1/n
India's fertility rate has fallen to 1.9, the first time in modern history its gone below replacement rate.
If this trend continues, India's population will gradually decline.
India's first female rulers predated Razia Sultana by 400 years. They were from Odisha. A thread on the Bhauma-Kara queens — and why history forgot them. 1/
1/8 🧵 Odia food isn't "pretty." It wasn’t designed for a glossy magazine or a 15-second vertical video. It’s a cuisine forged in the crucible of survival—shaped by brutal famines, shifting empires, and a relentless geography. It tastes like history because it is history.
Indian cuisine conversations often revolve around Punjabi, South Indian or Bengali food. Odiya cuisine deserves a much bigger place on that table.
What struck me most was its restraint. No overload of cream, butter or chillies. Just balance, mustard, fermentation, texture and freshness.
Dahi Bara Aloo Dum (popular street food), Drumstick-Brinjal Besara, Chhena Tarkari, Chakuli Pitha (like dosa) Aloo Patra Besara… all made at home.
speakeasy this speakeasy that, all speakeasies in del / blr / bom are 100% fake if serving alcohol is legal and you have an fssai license you’re not a speakeasy so henceforth I will only consider you a speakeasy expert if you’ve been to an underground bar in GUJARAT
If you grew up in the trenches, you already know this:
The dumber the people around you are, the more aggression you must show to be respected.
The smarter the people around you are, the less aggression you must show to be respected.
This is an unwritten law of human hierarchy.
congratulations!!!!!!!!! you’ve successfully pushed everyone who cares about you away by isolating yourself & being difficult & standoffish & weirdly depressed & awkward & sensitive!!!! do you feel Better now