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It does not get emphasized enough, but the caste system in India is a very very complicated issue. Any effort create a simple mental model for it (say, by mappi

It does not get emphasized enough, but the caste system in India is a very very complicated issue. Any effort create a simple mental model for it (say, by mapping it to racial apartheid) would not take one closer to real understanding. For those interested, here is a good piece by Venkatesh Rao which touches upon this subject: https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/11/10/king-ruinous-and-the-city-of-darkness/ https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2016/11/10/king-ruinous-and-the-c... As to the specific incident in the news, I would only say that it is not hard to find a couple hundred men for Rs. 500 who would go about trashing cars and buses for a few hours, while the police would have instructions not to act too strongly against them, for fear of further conflagration. Once this is done, it is all up to journalists, op-ed writers to offer up (and amplify) their favorite perspectives.

casterOil 9y ago
Here’s my simple mental model: People use bullshit reasons to be dicks to each other. Sometimes people are legit trashy, so fuck them, but other times trashy people are nice and it’s the elitists who are assholes. The bullshit reasons originate from religious mythology (read: made up fiction that conveniently excludes scumbags born into shit, fucking them for life, and leaving their children to inherit the same mistreatment), but the crux of the matter is who gets to fuck bitches and why. Arranged marriages and dowry compensation come bundled with what amounts to a regional, cultural and thus religious form of brand recognition. Slutty girls get sold to scummy dudes on the cheap, but sometimes a scummy dude has the money, and still can’t buy his way into the game. Compound this over generations and people get angry and stay angry when they die feeling jilted by the assholes they share daily life with. It gets worse when they watch it happen to their kids who are probably accidents anyway.

casterOil 9y ago

Here’s my simple mental model: People use bullshit reasons to be dicks to each other. Sometimes people are legit trashy, so fuck them, but other times trashy people are nice and it’s the elitists who are assholes. The bullshit reasons originate from religious mythology (read: made up fiction that conveniently excludes scumbags born into shit, fucking them for life, and leaving their children to inherit the same mistreatment), but the crux of the matter is who gets to fuck bitches and why. Arranged marriages and dowry compensation come bundled with what amounts to a regional, cultural and thus religious form of brand recognition. Slutty girls get sold to scummy dudes on the cheap, but sometimes a scummy dude has the money, and still can’t buy his way into the game. Compound this over generations and people get angry and stay angry when they die feeling jilted by the assholes they share daily life with. It gets worse when they watch it happen to their kids who are probably accidents anyway.