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An Indian technology reporter on how he witnessed the decline of democracy
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- jwilber 6y agoI really hope this doesn’t come off offensive, but every time I read journalists describe the amazing levels of stress they deal with on social media I can’t help but roll my eyes. Especially in a piece like this, one that is apparently very personal to the author - why bother muddying the information with personal anecdotes everywhere? Why not let the events speak for themselves? Maybe I’m jaded, but the whole thing comes off as some performative, manufactured way to get clicks. Curious how war correspondents feel about such articles.
- reactspa 6y agoI lived through multiple Congress governments. Elites (politicians, judges, friendly journalists, friendly businesspeople) may have experienced freedom and democracy. The rest of the country was very oppressed. I was in the latter group. Memory is short, I suppose.
- kaesar14 6y agoAgreed, when the author of the article doesn’t have much of anything interesting to say, like here. I would’ve liked to get the personal feelings of someone like Ernie Pyle, not your run of the mill 35-or-under tech blogger.
- kaesar14 6y agoBeing an Indian raised in America, my and many of my peers parents are ardent supporters of Modi, and everytime I read articles like this I can’t reconcile the differences in opinion on the man between people I know and love personally and what I read online. Curious if other Western raised Indians have similar feelings and what your takes on the situation are.
- v1k65 6y agoI wonder same, I don't like Modi much, but my parents and relatives in India feel proud to vote for Modi. I recently watched a video by Shekhar Gupta [1] that put some light on why Modi keep wining despite of failing to boost economy, you can read too [2] [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfGllL9IW94 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfGllL9IW94 [2] https://theprint.in/national-interest/it-isnt-the-economy-genius-india-proves-it-by-voting-for-modi-again-and-again/633329/ https://theprint.in/national-interest/it-isnt-the-economy-ge...
- Dracophoenix 6y agoI don't know if this is some stream-of-consciousness writing exercise but this article seems confused. On the one hand, he complains of lies, trolls, neo-traditionalism and their technological proliferation, but, on the other hand, "I want a First Amendment" becomes his clarion call towards the article's second half. Does this person realize the subjects of his polemic are all covered under the First Amendment? I'm not particularly partial to India's illiberal democratic populism. Far from it. But I don't see how the author expects that having cake and eat it too is a feasible solution.