mint narcissist

don’t hold me accountable to my tweets, I grow out of opinions every minute

[dhokla🧋 @ayyo_whyyy]

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

[mint narcissist @basicteee]

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

[mint narcissist @basicteee]

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

[mint narcissist @basicteee]

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

[mint narcissist @basicteee]

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

[mint narcissist @basicteee]

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

[mint narcissist @basicteee]

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

[Pubity @pubity]

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.

[Akshita M. Bhanj Deo @TheGreatAshB]

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/

[Chef Rachit / ରଚିତ୍ @chef_rk]

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.

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

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.

[mint narcissist @basicteee]

@KantInEastt Those that understand the modus operandi of BJP know that they are the most startup like.

[𝕮𝖍𝖆𝖗𝖑𝖞❤️‍🔥 @Charlygotyou]

the ADHD urge to use parentheses in every sentence (because every thought comes with bonus thoughts (and those have bonus thoughts too))

[Neil @neilshroff]

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

[S.🎧 @1ssve]

My Spotify ‘Liked Songs’ playlist is just a sedimentary rock formation of my mental health over the years

[Shubhvani @shubhvanii]

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.

[vivi @mooncatvivi]

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

[Bitcoin Malaya @bitcoinmalaya]

People under 30s after reading this article…

[tara @taraalami]

Sorry i didnt respond to your text from 3 weeks ago i have been debilitated by the mundane cruelty of this world. i’m good how are you

[mayerr @ymmayerr]

naps hit different when you're using them to avoid being alive.

[ash 🌙 // liam 🕊️ @hollanovstiel]

“oxford comma is a big sign of ai” you can pry the oxford comma out of my cold dead hands idc i will never stop using her