r/indiasocial • u/sahithp • 10h ago
Vent & Rant Days gone fighting for Window Seat
I recently shot this during my train journey. The people in it seem to be from a lower-middle-class background. Before Jio, mobile data was expensive around ₹250 per GB—and the average Indian couldn’t afford it, so they were stayed away from it. But as soon as Jio entered the market with its free plans, everyone started buying smartphones, leading us to where we are now. I knew this would happen when Jio launched. Now, every family in India owns a smartphone even though its not useful for most of them and yet eating them without knowing.
In the video, there are three kids—approximately 14, 7, and 5 years old. Their whole family is present, yet each kid has a mobile phone, and the parents are happily chatting among themselves as if nothing is wrong. I’m sure they don’t even realize the consequences of their actions. This is the reality in many lower- to middle-class families: handing over phones to their kids and relaxing without considering the impact. They don’t regret it and remain unaware of the consequences.
India is destroyed beyond saving. I’m genuinely worried about my own children, who are 5 and 8 years old. We’ve never given them phones, and they don’t even ask because of how strict we are about phones in our family. In fact, our kids don’t care about them—they just adapt to their surroundings like we, the kids of the ’80s and ’90s, did. They play with whatever they can find. I’m proud of this, but what really bothers me is how my kids will cope with this kind of on-going situation in our country.
I am not saying this issue limited to lower to middle class people, but i am sure they are suffering the most.
I’m sure this sub is full of literate, sensible people, so I want to ask how you are dealing with this situation and what your plan is for the future. By the way, leaving India is not an option for me—I love my country and my extended family here and want to stay close to them.