I have not said anything about people living in poverty. I only said that there exist an ancient tradition and related social norms, which are very real and ve

I have not said anything about people living in poverty. I only said that there exist an ancient tradition and related social norms, which are very real and very strong factors. Perhaps, I failed to emphasize, that in India the "social" is much stronger aspect than Western "personal success". In India it is about finding one's place in society, instead of outperforming everyone else. That is a fundamental difference. Even the decade of third-rate western satellite TV still failed to create a significant shift into western consumerism and obsession with the cosplay of success (and the cosplay of absent intelligence, which we call hipsterism). There are some converts, of course, but not that many.