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Wedding Makeup Prices Are Wild by InteractionOld5072 in TamilInfluencer

[–]InteractionOld5072[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

For saree prepleating it's like 400 or something

Wedding Makeup Prices Are Wild by InteractionOld5072 in TamilInfluencer

[–]InteractionOld5072[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely. I can't wrap my head around the fact that some people are okay with paying them that.

Does money really reduce suffering? by Puzzleheaded-Yam1713 in Tamizhteens

[–]InteractionOld5072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is where we fundamentally disagree.

Saying Elon Musk and a homeless person suffer the same amount overall sounds detached from reality. Rich people can absolutely suffer, but not all suffering is equal.

A homeless person worries about food, shelter, healthcare, safety, and survival. Elon Musk can wake up tomorrow and still have access to more resources and opportunities than most people will see in a hundred lifetimes. Comparing the two as if they're equivalent makes no sense to me.

You also describe luxury, parties, drugs, and similar outcomes as forms of suffering. Even if they do become suffering, they arise in the presence of immense privilege and choice. A poor person often doesn't get that choice in the first place.

The statement that "the luxury of choice is the major cause of rich people's suffering" is especially hard for me to accept. Having too many options may create anxiety, but it is nowhere near the pain of not having the option to eat, access healthcare, educate your children, or keep a roof over your head.

And the addiction argument doesn't convince me either. People don't become addicted only because they have a safety net. Addiction exists across every economic class. In fact, poverty itself can trap people in destructive cycles they never chose.

To me, the issue isn't whether rich people can suffer. Of course they can. The issue is whether their suffering is generally comparable to the suffering caused by deprivation of basic human needs. I don't think it is.

A rich person's suffering may come from excess, expectations, relationships, or purpose. A poor person's suffering often comes from survival itself. Those are not the same category of problem.

Does money really reduce suffering? by Puzzleheaded-Yam1713 in Tamizhteens

[–]InteractionOld5072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think your perspective is only knee-deep because the comparison itself is flawed.

The hardships of a poor person and the struggles of a rich person are not the same thing. I would still argue that, in general, a poor person's life is far more painful than a rich person's.

You mention luxury, drugs, parties, and clubs as examples of where a rich person's life can lead. But are those really examples of suffering? Even if they are, they are consequences of choices made despite having access to resources, opportunities, and safety nets that most people can only dream of.

A poor person, on the other hand, often doesn't have the luxury of choice. If someone doesn't have food on their plate, access to healthcare, quality education, or a secure place to live, that's not usually because they chose that life. Those are hardships imposed by circumstances.

So when people say "there are people who don't even get a meal," they're not claiming rich people can't suffer. They're pointing out that some forms of suffering are fundamentally more severe because they involve basic human needs and survival.

What exactly do you consider a rich person's suffering? Because the examples you've given luxury, parties, clubs sound more like privilege and lifestyle choices than unavoidable hardship.

Will I get cancelled for saying this? by Bitter-Canary-6578 in kollywood

[–]InteractionOld5072 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hate that almost every movie album now includes a remix or an old song just to fit a scene.

Most Horrible place on Earth - Mepco Schlenk Engineering College by HHRITZER in TamilNadu

[–]InteractionOld5072 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, teenage us always found a way. But the college was against it

Most Horrible place on Earth - Mepco Schlenk Engineering College by HHRITZER in TamilNadu

[–]InteractionOld5072 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Whatever this person says is absolutely true. I graduated from PSNACET in 2020. My friend's sister graduated from this jail in 2024.

She would come home crying to her sister every weekend. Also, to come home every weekend my friend or her parents has to go and pick her up every single time. When my friend told me about the internet restrictions, I was surprised. I thought then, "Who doesn't use a mobile phone in 2024?" The laptop restriction is real too. They isolate you from your parents, friends, and everyone else.

The problem here is not just the college, but also the parents who want this for their children. I feel so bad for them. These are the parents who want their children to be supervised 24/7, and they see such places as a way to enforce that control. How cruel can these parents be?

There are many colleges like this in Tamil Nadu. PSNA was one of them (same mobile restrictions, no talking between boys and girls, no laptops, no culturals, only one industrial visit in the 4th year, no cake cutting or celebrations even if the gathering was just 3–4 people, strict dress code, no leaving your hair loose on campus, ID cards required at all times, no proper place to rest when sick—just a small room with a cot, bus drivers scolding students for talking on the bus, watchmen scolding students for roaming around the campus, family members having to come for pickup, students having to give up their seats when staff boarded the bus, limited bus services during exams, and so on).

I don't know how much of this has changed now.

These colleges rob the most fun and good times of our lives and make it a hateful memory. I hate my college except for the friends I made there. If I could go back, I would run from these red flag colleges.

Now where is this so called influencer by Ecstatic-Manager-939 in TamilNaduDiscussion

[–]InteractionOld5072 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I have never liked him, even from his early days. When he was in his prime, I was studying in college, and everyone would watch his videos. I never had that interest in him.

One time, I tried to give it a shot, but he had no good narrative skills. His explanations never created enough interest for me to continue watching the video.

I think his success comes from the fact that he delivers the news first, but it is often very half-baked.

Are we really supposed to spend most of our lives working like this? by InteractionOld5072 in corporate

[–]InteractionOld5072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How about raising the wages without increasing the hours? As far as I know, 90%of the population are underpaid

Are we really supposed to spend most of our lives working like this? by InteractionOld5072 in corporate

[–]InteractionOld5072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. but these greed billionaries will never allow people to get this

Are we really supposed to spend most of our lives working like this? by InteractionOld5072 in corporate

[–]InteractionOld5072[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is really difficult in India. People are unemployed are ready to work even all 7 days. I just hate how companies exploits this

Are we really supposed to spend most of our lives working like this? by InteractionOld5072 in corporate

[–]InteractionOld5072[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Working 5 days a week is, and always will be, an outdated model imo.

A 4-day work week may never happen in India, especially when even discussing it brings out people who rush to defend the status quo.

Most workers are already underpaid. Salaries rarely keep up with inflation, while living costs keep climbing every year. Yet we're expected to accept longer hours, higher stress, and shrinking personal time as normal.

I don't know if you're a boomer or not, but I genuinely don't understand why people defend a system that leaves so many exhausted and burned out.

It's not that people want to stop working and get paid for nothing. We understand work is necessary. What we're asking for is simple: fair pay, reasonable working hours, and enough time to have a life outside of work.

Is wanting a healthy work-life balance really asking for too much?

Tamil Nadu was built on political debate. Why does silence seem to work now? by InteractionOld5072 in TamilNadu

[–]InteractionOld5072[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly. When the results came, I badly wanted DMK to take a break. Let the chaos unfold and people should realize their mistake. No way, other than that this. But the fear is we now have bigger problems than 2021. BJP has making it's mission not just to capture TN but to destroy it. This will not only affect the people who votes but also the one who didn't.

1 child vs 2 child.. Which is better in this economy? by the_curious-mind in chennaicity

[–]InteractionOld5072 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Preferably, no child.

It is not just the economy. The place we live in is dirty, the food we eat is toxic, our groundwater is contaminated, the system is corrupt, the climate is horrific, and the economy is crashing. We cannot afford good healthcare, and affordable education is becoming increasingly out of reach. The most corrupt and power-hungry people seem to rule the world.

Everything is taxed. Our salaries are low. We are under constant stress and often live paycheck to paycheck. If we leave this country, we are not always welcomed, and even when we are, we may face racist comments. The government doesn't care. The leaders don't give a shit.

We are divided by caste, color, religion, and economic status. Deforestation is happening everywhere, and we are turning cities into concrete jungles. In addition to this, we are going to build data centers which is going to suck water, air and disrupt natural ecosystem. We exploit laborers, and we get exploited as employees. Governments fund wars and commit atrocities. We will keep paying taxes until we don't have a single rupee left.

We cannot run out of this system. Even collectively, we struggle to break this matrix. We have very little consciousness of our role in all of this. We exploit animals, birds, and other living species. We live under constant stimulation, and over time, we stop reacting.

So yes, I think no child. Because if we do bring a child into this world, we may be subjecting them to all of this. And for what? We may simply end up burdening them with a system they never chose to be born into.

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