SAINATH SUNIL

Full time Thinker, Part time researcher

[r. @saiyavra]

only in a country like india if you report a problem, instead of eradicating the issue they eradicate you because how dare you question the great government

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

relax, nothing will happen. we know how the voting system works. private car ownership is around 4% in this country. most people protesting wont even get time off from their offices to go and vote, and even if they do get, who is going to travel in this traffic, stand in the heat and vote. we are going to see even more power centralisation, in 2029. the opposition is being decimated. lets see how long we even have this platform to cry about our situation.

[Evan Luthra @EvanLuthra]

🚨 FORBES JUST PUBLISHED ONE OF THE MOST REVEALING STORIES ABOUT THE AI ECONOMY YET.

Silicon Valley escorts who can talk about GPUs, crypto, longevity, and AI safety are charging up to $23,000 a day.

And they're booked out for months.

Not because of sex.

Because in the AI era, real human attention has become a luxury good.

As AI makes companionship infinite, instant, and practically free, something unexpected is happening:

Authentic human connection is becoming more valuable than ever.

A small group of "nerd-first" companions in San Francisco have figured this out.

They discuss AI models, startups, supply chains, venture capital, and the future of technology.

Their clients are AI founders, researchers, and Nvidia engineers.

Young.

Wealthy.

Chronically online.

People who spend their lives building the future but increasingly struggle to find genuine connection in the present.

Five years ago, the top end of the market was around $1,000 an hour.

Today, some charge $3,000 to $6,000 an hour.

One reportedly charges $23,000 a day.

The most interesting part?

Many clients aren't paying for sex.

They're paying for conversation.

For someone who can challenge their ideas.

Match their intensity.

Stay curious for hours.

One client spent the night talking about the future until sunrise.

An escort quoted in the story said:

"As AI becomes bigger, authentic human connection will become a rarity. In the future, being able to afford human contact will be the ultimate luxury."

That may sound extreme.

But it points to a bigger trend.

Every technological revolution creates new scarcity.

The internet made information abundant.

AI is making simulated intimacy abundant.

And when something becomes abundant, people start paying a premium for what's still scarce.

In this case, that's a real person.

Someone who disagrees with you.

Changes the subject.

Gets bored.

Challenges your assumptions.

And reminds you that life is more than a conversation with a machine.

The biggest winners of the AI boom may not be the people building the models.

They may be the people selling what the models can never fully replace.

Human connection.

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

we are in a miserable situation now. overpaying for adulterated fuel and for someone's hubris. this is a disgusting situation to be in. that is why they say, when govt's start erring the first time, the push back has to be hardest from the get go. we just assumed they will let us be, if we stay quiet, pretend to be dead and pay the bills. now even that is not enough.

[Eurosport IT @Eurosport_IT]

🔍 C'è un dettaglio che non tutti hanno notato guardando Zverev giocare.

Nei cambi di campo, mentre gli altri bevono o si asciugano il sudore, Sascha si fa un'iniezione di insulina. Lo ha fatto anche durante la finale del Roland Garros 2026, sotto i riflettori del tennis mondiale.

🏥 Alexander Zverev convive con il diabete di tipo 1 da quando aveva quattro anni. Una vita intera, tra allenamenti, viaggi e campo, passata a gestire i livelli di glucosio nel corpo.

Eppure per molto tempo non ne ha parlato. Non per vergogna, ma per una scelta precisa: non voleva che fosse il diabete a definirlo. Non voleva pietà. Lo ha fatto pubblicamente solo nel 2022.

👨‍⚕️ I medici avevano consigliato a sua madre di fargli cambiare sport: giocare a tennis con il diabete, dissero, sarebbe stato troppo difficile.

Zverev quando è in campo gioca nello stesso momento due partite diverse: quella contro il suo avversario e tenere costantemente monitorato il livello della sua glicemia.

🥵 In partita la glicemia può diventare una roulette: un attimo sei in calo fino al rischio di collasso ipoglicemico, quello dopo lo stress e l’intensità ti spingono in iperglicemia con sete, crampi e confusione, tra performance che crolla e pericoli acuti se non gestita.

Oltre al traguardo sportivo, che per Sascha è stato così atteso, inseguito e a tratti maledetto, questo titolo Slam vale molto più.

💭 È il megafono più potente che potesse trovare per il messaggio che porta avanti attraverso la sua Fondazione: ai bambini con diabete di tipo 1 dice che possono sognare in grande, senza privarsi dello sport e di ambire anche a salire sul tetto del mondo del tennis.

#RolandGarros #Zverev

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

@KommawarSwapnil it will get more severe sooner than we all understand. even without data centers, this is the situation, just wait, what madness is going to unravel.

[The Kaipullai @thekaipullai]

All this talk about Governmental corruption makes me think of the Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili, who in 2004 fired the entire police department, dissolved pointless ministries and sacked 60000 civil servants..

And instead of Georgia becoming a max type of lawless dystopia, over the next 10 years, its GDP went up by 70%, corruption almost vanished and per capita income tripled.

So Yeah

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

this is delusional as it gets. first of all, the traffic congestion is a function of your failure for not having put enough public buses on the road. private cars have no space on the road, you have not been able to enforce lane driving, or even reliable licensing. after having failed catastrophically in everything, you want people to rescue people when people in this country do not even know how to do CPR or administer first aid. get us ambulances and ensure you have dedicated corridors!!

[ANI @ANI]

#WATCH | Delhi: Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari says, "We have launched two schemes. A committee chaired by an AIIMS doctor reported that our country sees 180,000 fatalities and 500,000 accidents annually. 30% of these accident victims could be saved if taken to a hospital immediately, a figure amounting to 50,000 lives. If people step in to rush these 50,000 individuals to the hospital, their lives can be saved; we call such lifesavers 'Rahveers', and we will award the rescuer Rs 25,000. Subsequently, regardless of the road type—be it national, district, or municipal—and the hospital where the victim is admitted, we immediately cover the treatment costs for up to seven days, paying the hospital bill up to a maximum of Rs 1.5 lakh. I believe these schemes address a critical issue, given that our country records the highest number of road accidents globally. If everyone cooperates, we can save countless lives. Today, Rapido has taken the initiative and pledged its support..."

[शिक्षित बेरोज़गार @kaul_vivek]

Why Indians are having fewer babies and what it means for us

The Economist has done a cover story on India's falling fertility rate. (India’s population will soon be falling—probably quite fast).

I had written a similar piece four and a half years back in my Easynomics newsletter. The data might be slightly old, but the conclusions more or less remain the same.

https://t.co/LtZcsQLEcQ

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

@Ravisutanjani i cannot risk putting sugarcane juice in my car or bike or scooty, none of which were built for this nightmare.

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

@nit_set @UNFCCC @reporters_co it makes sense, why pretend when you do not see the problem and then have no will to do anything about it. also people might ask questions. stay indoors, stay invisible

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

these so called doofus policy makers and politicians need to spend some time at service centers and repair shops, before telling us that it will be all fine. we know they have been stealing from us, we looked the other way in the hope that they will someday stop, but as is the case with avarice, they are hell bent on eating the very feet that move this country. it is a horrible situation.
#stopethanolblending #adulteratingnotblending #dontlecture

[Prapthi @prapthi_m]

In 2005, when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited JNU, a section of students greeted him with black flags and slogans of protest. The university administration issued notices to students and considered disciplinary action.

In his speech, Singh invoked Voltaire:

"I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it."

When the administration moved against the protesters, Singh reportedly intervened. Years later, then Vice-Chancellor B.B. Bhattacharya recalled the Prime Minister's message to him. "Please be lenient, Sir."

What stands out is not that a Prime Minister defended the right of students to protest against him. What stands out is that we now regard such conduct as exceptional when it should be the minimum standard in a constitutional democracy.

[Laal Saalan @laalsaalan]

in india, workers could die by having tonnes of molten steel fall on their body and yet there is no outrage from privileged ppl but the same section of society will call workers anti-national if they protest for safer working conditions.

the only reason for this is caste system.

[MANISH PANDEY @ManishPandeyLKW]

Keeping in mind the rising fuel costs in the country, I bought an MG Windsor EV a few months ago. I genuinely believed I was making a smart decision. Unfortunately, what followed has been one of the worst ownership experiences of my life.
About a month ago, while returning from my son's school, a speeding Mahindra Thar rammed into my car from behind. My vehicle was moving at barely 30–35 km/h when the impact pushed it into an Innova ahead. The rear section of the car suffered significant damage.
The very same day, I handed the vehicle over to MG's service center for repairs.

From that point onward, for weeks, I kept making the same phone call:
"When will my car be ready ?"
Every time, I received a different excuse.

Last Saturday , I was informed that the repair work had been completed and only the insurance company's delivery order was pending. I was assured that the order would arrive on Monday and the car would be handed over immediately.
Monday came and went.

By afternoon, having heard nothing, I decided to visit the workshop myself.
And that's when the real story began.
The service advisor responsible for my vehicle didn't even know where the car was parked. After searching across three floors, we finally discovered it in the basement.
What I saw there left me speechless.
The car was in worse condition than it had been immediately after the accident.

At that moment, I realized that my biggest mistake wasn't the accident it was buying an MG. In the last 20 years, I have owned vehicles from almost every major automobile manufacturer. I've dealt with repairs, insurance claims, and service centers countless times. But I have never experienced such disorganization, negligence , and lack of accountability from any company.
Keeping a customer's vehicle for nearly a month, providing misleading updates, and then not even knowing where the car is parked is not poor service it's complete disrespect for the customer's time , trust, and money.

As I was leaving the workshop, I told the advisor "Brother, sell this car for whatever you can get even if I have to take a loss of a few lakhs. I don't have the courage to bring it home anymore. If I ever have to come back to this workshop again, I might genuinely lose my mind."

People may debate how good or bad the MG Windsor EV is as a product.
But as far as MG's after-sales service is concerned, my verdict is final.
This has been, without a doubt, the worst customer service experience I have ever had with any automobile company.

If you're considering buying an MG vehicle, don't just visit the showroom. Spend some time at their service center first. The difference between the two may help you make a much better decision.

@MGMotorIn
@MGSupportIndia

[Aunindyo Chakravarty @Aunindyo2023]

Is it me, or do others also feel that issues that are embarrassing for the Modi govt — which used to fizzle out quickly in the past — are now lasting much longer in public discourse?

Exam leaks are not new. There have been other Rajesh Exports in the past. The rupee has slid earlier as well. Stock markets have also collapsed in the past.

But nothing has stuck for long.

For the first time since 2014, each of these issues is finding wide currency — not in legacy media, of course, but definitely on social media and even in conversations at social gatherings.

Part of this is clearly spontaneous — a result of the 'objective' economic stress that India's middle class is facing.

But some of it seems orchestrated.

[Karthik 🇮🇳 @beastoftraal]

"What is the point of India spending billions on its image, like raising swanky airports? Is the idea that someone would land at such an airport, be blown away by it, and then when he is stuck in the chaos of the city, inhaling poisonous air, he is going to think how fine the airport was? What is the point of brand-building exercises when anyone who lands here can see within five minutes that things are a mess, we do not know the meaning of planning, and we are a danger to ourselves?"

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

@Punit_Pania strip mining of resources and stripping of citizens

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

old cars are fine, as long as one can afford xp 100. i do not trust what is being sold as xp 95 anymore. will petrol pumps do a test of actual ethanol blends at their pumps? we are paying premium prices already. we do not expect clean food, but clean petrol, please do not take that away

[SAINATH SUNIL @sinistermace]

@volklub @Trendulkar xp 100 is the only real option, inter-state travel with cars will need to stop since highway pumps wont have xp 100 anyway, for older cars. also definition of old cars in this country is now just 5 years. this is such a shame.
save your car, stop travelling outside the city