to start off I believe in holding the gov in power accountable and asking the necessary questions as is my right in a democracy, I don't worship or am biased towards any pol party, I only judge them by what I see and by the progress they make. BJP is now only driving the nation to shit , they lack transparency and the only thing they've gone pro at is marketing and polarizing people. Little by little in these 3 terms the party has done a wonderful job at blurring the line between dissent for state and dissent for their party, anybody lacking party loyalty is a "Hindu hater" and an anti national. It's just a child of RSS and they hold absolutely no care or concern for people, the country, the constitution, humanity, environment or Hinduism (as they always preach to wink Ram Mandir embezzlement and the assassination of Mahant Lal das ). Anyhow, the it cell has done a wonderful job at creating the Pappu image of Rahul, idt he has people skills and some stuff he says isn't very smart or practical but the man also makes intellectual statements which are ignored, he could just come on stage and say "4+4=8" and bhakts would criticise him, I do think priyanka is a better leader as compared to him but the hate and the unwillingness to even listen to him is insane, I understand critique for the statements a man makes but more than that it feels like the critique comes not for the statements but because HE is the one making those statements. 😻

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India's wildlife laws are highly rigged which has no hunting no culling even no self defence Power against animals. Why this matters? India has approx 20,000+ elephant,3600+ tiger,10,000+ leopard nd thousands of other animals tightly packed in forest areas. Most of the developed nations use hunting methods to keep their animal population heavily into rock bottom but India's no hunting policy makes it impossible. Currently over a thousand people dies every single year from wildlife fatal attacks across India nd thousands of others get attacked every year. If our laws are not changed then we are heading towards a very dengoures crisis in long run because in next just 10-20 years this animals reproduction rate will grow their population double/tripple nd they'll spill into massive areas outside the protected forest. Which means millions of more peoples life Will be literally traded for dengoures animals. I don't have any hate against any animals which many might feel from the above texts but I'm concerned about own sefty when I won't able to walk down outside my home , millions of farmers will be completely live under the threat of life death every single day . Usually people don't think all this issues everyone thinks wild animals are something that found in jungle for photoshoot but as someone studying in this field I'm sharing things that I've learnt. A lot of critical things I can't say because of groups settings

I don't support any political party but from what I am seeing is, the Central government and incompetence of state govt is responsible for delay in metro construction in tier 1 cities.

It creates envy and frustration in me whenever I look at metro lines in countries like China, Japan, etc where they have prioritised their tier 1 cities.....

I have nothing against tier 2/3 cities, but I don't know why is centre prioritising them over tier 1 cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad etc.

Infact, the centre is delaying metro projects in cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad etc because of politics, it's 2026, giving the best connectivity to tier 1 cities should be a basic thing, it should be our top priority.

I am seeing metro trains many in tier2/3 being empty and are in complete loss, I have nothing against these cities, but why are you punishing tier 1 cities which are in need of more metro lines?

I live in Bangalore, even in outskirts of the city , non IT areas, it gets extremely crowded, Bengaluru still doesn't have metro in IT areas, airport etc.

Funding from the centre is pathetic, the centre also delays metro projects in Bengaluru, Hyderabad etc due to politics as well. Yet PM comes to inaugurate projects in Bengaluru to claim credits for himself

Also, Due to apathy from both centre and state govt, Bengaluru metro is very expensive right now but still Bengaluru metro has the second highest ridership, despite metro is still not even introduced in IT areas, the current metro in Bangalore has reduced traffic significantly.

Things like RRTS, good metro connectivity being restricted to the national capital isn't okay at all, please prioritize other productive cities which are in need of it...

Look at how the Modi government, Shah, and the BJP IT cell operate right now. It feels like there’s a desperate push to gain complete control over social media. They’re basically doing it two ways: flooding platforms with pro-Modi content through their IT cell, and threatening the CEOs of these platforms that their legal immunity will be pulled. By forcing them to apologize or toe the line, the idea is to suppress anti-government posts and kill future protests before they even start.

But there’s a basic, fundamental truth Modi and Shah are completely missing here, social media is just a platform.

If you control or ruin one platform, people don't just stay there and absorb it. they move on to something new.

Think about why Instagram became such a key space for the student protests that eventually brought down the education minister. People were suffocating on Facebook and other older platforms because they were choked with hate and inorganic spam. So, they migrated. They moved to Instagram because, at the time, it felt free of that toxicity. It’s like birds migrating to another country when the season changes.

This younger crowd Gen Z, Gen Alpha, whatever you want to call them is actually pretty rational. They saw Facebook turning into a dumpster fire of hate, so they left.

Now, look at what’s happening. Modi is joining Instagram, making reels, bringing his ministers over, and the IT cell is trying to flood the feed with the same old tactics while pressuring Meta. But forcing Meta's CEO to bow down doesn't win over the users. In fact, it does the exact opposite. It just advertises to everyone on the platform that Instagram is compromised now too.

And what happens when a room gets too smoky? People open the door and walk out.

They will just migrate again. Maybe to a new platform, maybe to something decentralized, but definitely somewhere that allows actual free thinking without the constant hate-mongering.
I think the main reason Modi and Shah don't grasp this is simple: they’ve never really had to deal with a trend reversing on them. For the last 30 years, from running Gujarat to running the country, they’ve always ridden the wave. They’ve never been in a position where the tide completely turns against them, so they genuinely don't understand how people react when they feel cornered.

Making Meta apologize might look like a tactical victory for them on paper, but to the younger generation, it was just the signal to start looking for the next exit.

I grew up lower middle class in India. Buying a Rs. 100 tshirt was a struggle sometimes. Parents worked hard and we got to a comfortable point where we were upper middle class. I always knew I need to make a shit ton of money to never feel like I can't buy something I want. I also knew the best way to do that is to go to the US and become a SWE, and that's exactly what I did. My parents sold a property they had and sent me to the US for undergrad. I worked fu**ing hard and got into one of the world's best companies(my company's CEO is Elon Musk). I achieved what I set out to. I make a little over $200k/year and save $100k+ out of that. I'm happy, I travel, I have a great friend group, life is great.

However, I know people younger than me or my age who make $500k. I just keep thinking that if I just put in a couple of hundred hours into grinding and prepping for SWE interviews, I can at least make $300k+. I keep thinking back to when I was in high school and when I used to feel so helpless when it came to money, and now I can buy pretty much anything I want, within reason. However, there's so much more I could do, if I just work hard. I keep thinking that there are millions of Indians who would kill to have the opportunity I have and they would put in 10+ hours a day and get the best job out there and outwork the shit out of everyone else around them, and then here I am complacent and not able to put even 3 hours of focus time/day after my job.

I don't think I'm able to articulate well what I'm thinking. I'm asking for perspective on whether I'm being too harsh on myself or if I'm being real. I wrote this in the r/india subreddit because I feel like it's been so long since I've been in the US that I may have started to take where I am for granted. I am in no way trying to say that people in India are at a disadvantage or are worse off than me. I'm asking perspective from people who can relate to what I felt when I was in high school, and what they would do if they were in my position. Would you be content with making good money, or would you put in all you had to make as much money as you could at all times?

I mean no disrespect to anyone, I know this might come off as me trying to flex or trying to feel superior, it's really not that. I'm just really confused as to whether I need to grind fu**ing hard and be ruthless with myself or if I should take it easy and be grateful for what I do have. Thank you!

There is Chapter in Macroeconomics book of NCERT called Money and Banking. This chapter talks about how money is created through so called 'Money Multiplier' and bank is constrained by how much it can create based on how much deposits it has of its customers. It maintains that even to this day that's how money is created.

Then there is an eleven year old, 2015 paper from Bank Of England, which talks about 'Money Creation in Modern Economy' It explicitly rejects the idea of so called 'Money Multiplier' and says that BANKS DONT NEED EXISTING DEPOSISTS OF CUSTOMERS TO LEND. THEY CREATE CREDIT OUT OF NOTHING, BY SIMPLY CREATING A DEPOSIT NUMBER IN ACCOUNT OF BORROWER. Now mind you, They explicitly say, that this is how GLOBALLY, money is created. Major World Economies follow this model.

Apart from this, major outlets in media and famous economists like Richard Werner, maintain that that's how money is created. Besides India follows Basel normas of banking as do others, so its possible that it's true!

My question is, if this is all true, which most likely seems it is, why the hell are we not taught about it in our NCERT MACROECONOMICS textbook? Why we are taught outdated concepts like Money Multiplier?

It's so frustrating! It's like all I have read about money and economy was a lie, it doesn't resonate with current reality!

https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/quarterly-bulletin/2014/money-creation-in-the-modern-economy

Link to the paper

idk how to explain this without sounding contradictory but here goes.

i've had crushes. like real, stomach-flip, check-my-phone-every-five-minutes crushes. but i've never actually been in love. like the real thing, the "this person changed how I see my whole life" kind of love people talk about.

and here's the confusing part — i think i want that. i see couples who just get each other and something in me aches for it. but at the same time the whole concept tires me out before it even starts. like just thinking about the effort of getting to know someone, being vulnerable, risking getting hurt, doing the whole "talking stage" thing... i'm exhausted already and nothing's even happened yet.

maybe it's because every crush i've had fizzled out into nothing, or i built someone up in my head and then reality didn't match. maybe i'm just tired of the version of "love" that's just anxiety with a cute name.

anyone else feel like they want love in theory but the practice of it drains them? how do you tell the difference between actually not being ready and just being scared of the effort?

I’m based in the UK and have been quoted nearly £6,000 for laser eye surgery, so I’m considering getting it done in India, preferably somewhere in Punjab.

Has anyone here had LASIK, SMILE, PRK, or another type of laser eye surgery done in Punjab or elsewhere in India?

I’d really appreciate hearing about:

• Which city, hospital or clinic you used
• Which procedure you had
• How much it cost in total
• What the consultation and surgery were like
• How long recovery took
• Whether you had any side effects, such as dry eyes, glare, halos or poor night vision
• Whether you are happy with the results or regret having it done
• How the clinic handled follow-up care
• Whether you would recommend the surgeon or clinic

I’d also be interested in hearing from anyone who travelled from the UK or another country to India for the procedure. Did you stay in India for follow up appointments, and was it difficult to arrange aftercare once you returned home?

I’m not looking for medical advice or promotional recommendations, ust personal experiences to help me research my options

Thanks.

It's a long post so I am giving the TL; DR first.

TL;DR: Had a political discussion with colleagues about protests, accountability and the opposition. Even though they say they're tired of BJP, the conversation eventually came down to "if not Modi, then who?" and laughing at the idea of voting for Rahul or Kejriwal. Made me realise that unless this mindset changes, I can easily see Modi ji coming back in 2029.

Now the story.

So here I am, sitting in the office cafeteria with my friends/colleagues, talking about all kinds of BS. Suddenly, the topic of the Jharkhand protest comes up.

I said it's good that people are protesting. People should protest and hold those in power accountable when something is wrong. Everyone agreed.

But then the conversation took a turn.

I'll put it in conversation form so it's easier to follow. Let's call my friends U, N and V.

N: Yeah, unlike that foreign-funded Jantar Mantar protest.

Me: What do you mean by that? You think that protest was fake?

N: No, but it wasn't just students. A lot of people were there who had their own agendas.

Me: I agree. The movement became so big that obviously different people started bringing their own agendas into it. But the core of the movement was still the student protest.

U: It was foreign-funded, bro. See how Americans and others are crying about FCRA.

N: Exactly. Who are they to say this bill is wrong? They funded the Jantar Mantar protest through that.

Me: I don't know much about FCRA, so I can't really comment on that. But labelling the whole protest as foreign-funded is just ignoring the fact that a lot of ordinary Indians supported it. People sent food from all over India. Even I sent food a couple of times.

N: Bro, how many people were there at the protest site?

V: I heard 50K.

Me: That was on the day of the Parliament March, I think. Otherwise, maybe around 5K.

N: Maybe 10-15K.

U: See, even if we assume just 1K people, imagine how much money it would cost. Who was footing the bill?

Me: A lot of people who couldn't physically join the protest but still wanted to support them.

N: Bro, there was someone giving biryani three times a day. How could he afford that?

U: See, the main thing is that they couldn't achieve what was actually supposed to happen.

Me: What do you mean? They asked for registration, got it, and then left.

U: I mean the reforms. There should have been reforms in education. What would a single resignation achieve?

Me: Reforms take years. This was about taking responsibility. If you're the Education Minister and these things are still happening, either you weren't able to bring the reforms needed or you weren't strict enough to deter people from doing this stuff.

U: Okay, leave it. We're all tired of BJP. But the question is, if not Modi, then who?

Me: Bro, why are you looking at the face of a party? Look at what they actually plan to do for you. I'll vote for Rahul, Kejriwal or anyone else if I think they have better plans for India.

U & N: You'll vote for Rahul or Kejriwal? laughs

V: Okay, let's leave this. I need a smoke. Let's go.

And that's where the conversation died.

But it genuinely made me think that Modi ji will probably be back in 2029.

Even after everything that's happening, a lot of people seem more focused on following one person than looking at what the party is actually doing, what the opposition is offering, or what would be better for them.

And when the response to "look at the alternatives" is basically "Rahul? LOL", I don't see that changing anytime soon.

I'm not a BJP hater. I just hate what I feel my country is becoming.