[Disclaimer: Controversial topic, but truth does not care
about comfort.]
Indians are taking advantage of other Indians. And honestly,
this has become so normal that people now treat exploitation like it is part of
Indian culture itself.
Work 14 hours? “Hustle.”
No sleep? “Dedication.”
Mental breakdown? “Employee of the month.”
From office workers doing unpaid overtime to corrupt
officials turning basic paperwork into GTA side missions, the system survives
by exhausting common people until they stop questioning anything.
And tech companies are no saints either.
Everything nowadays screams MADE IN INDIA in giant patriotic
fonts. But open the product up and suddenly it becomes an international family
reunion. Chinese parts, foreign manufacturing, outsourced labour, imported
everything. Sometimes the only thing actually made in India is the emotional
advertisement.
And before someone starts fighting imaginary enemies in the
comments, this is not anti-India. This is anti-fooling-people.
There is a difference.
The real problem is companies using nationalism as a
marketing strategy while quietly abusing loopholes behind the scenes. “Support
local” sounds good until the same company underpays workers, avoids
accountability, and threatens anyone exposing them.
And yes, the legal threats are real.
Small creators, reviewers, and whistleblowers get bullied
with defamation threats because companies know normal people cannot fight
expensive court battles. Big corporations have entire legal teams. The average
Indian has one cousin who “knows a lawyer.”
Even consumer courts move slower than government websites on
a rainy day. Reports showed around one-third of consumer cases stay stuck for
more than 3 years even though the law says cases should finish much faster. By
the time some people get justice, the product they complained about is already
discontinued.
At this point, customer support itself feels like a survival
game.
“Press 1 for disappointment.”
“Press 2 for false hope.”
“Press 3 to hear the same music for 45 minutes.”
(BTW, I have a music player in this website with more than 1 song.)
And while ordinary people deal with this nonsense daily, our
loopholes remain wide open like unlocked WiFi.
That is the biggest problem.
India does not even need some giant dramatic revolution
movie scene. We just need stricter enforcement and less circus. Rules exist,
but half the time they are treated like optional side quests.
Companies should not be able to:
- hide
behind fake patriotic branding
- silently
exploit workers
- bury
complaints in slow courts
- use
legal threats to silence criticism
- charge
random hidden fees for literally existing
If other countries can tighten rules, why are we still
acting shocked every time another scam happens?
The UK recently started tightening laws against NDAs used to
silence workers. Europe brought rules against SLAPP lawsuits that companies use
to bully journalists and critics. Meanwhile here, people expose scams and
suddenly receive “legal notice speedrun any%.”
And then comes the political side of this mess.
A lot of youth today support political parties like football
clubs. No questioning. No criticism. Just blind defending 24/7 like unpaid PR
interns.
If your favourite party does something wrong and your first
reaction is:
“but what about the opposition 🤓☝️”
Congratulations. You are part of the problem.
Politics is supposed to be public service, not celebrity
worship.
Many young people are frustrated about unemployment, rising
pressure, expensive living, weak accountability, and media bias. But instead of
asking hard questions, social media turned politics into fan wars and edit
videos with sigma music in the background.
Entire comment sections now look like:
“Sir please destroy them 🔥🔥”
while the same people cannot even find stable jobs.
Some reports already show growing frustration among youth
regarding jobs and media control. Press freedom rankings for India have also
fallen badly in recent years. But instead of discussing actual issues, the
internet stays busy making AI speeches, propaganda reels, and WhatsApp
University PhD content.
Nobody is saying hate your country.
But blindly clapping while corporations and politicians
abuse loopholes is not patriotism either.
Real patriotism is wanting better laws.
Better enforcement.
Faster justice.
Less corruption.
And leaders who fear accountability instead of memes.
Because right now, the average Indian is getting squeezed
from every direction:
corporates above,
corruption below,
taxes from one side,
subscription services from another.
At this point even breathing near an app may soon become
premium membership.
India has insane potential. Smart people. Hardworking youth.
Creativity everywhere.
But if exploitation becomes the default setting of success,
then eventually people stop trusting the system itself.
And once people lose trust, no amount of giant flags,
startup speeches, or cinematic ads can fix that.
I wrote this blog after watching this video by Mrwhosetheboss. His video really made me want to write this. Video attached below.
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