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Wow. Wild that people surely know about these extortions, and they still ostracize the victims who are their acquaintances. It almost doesn’t make sense that an

by clnq 3y ago

Wow. Wild that people surely know about these extortions, and they still ostracize the victims who are their acquaintances. It almost doesn’t make sense that anyone would pay attention to the deepfakes. It’s even wilder that in light of all the evidence this generates, the call centers are allowed to exist. Finally, I can’t believe that the people in these call centers laugh and enjoy extorting others. So many things are deeply rotten in a society that allows this.

Yeul 3y ago
No offense but this is a very naive comment. There are countries on this planet were girls are literally burned alive for kissing a man.
- throwawayqqq11 3y ago
  So biggest "democracy" with a caste system and origin of gurus is less rotten? Killing others is bad enough but it always begins with ignorance.
  - aamoyg 3y ago
    They don't really have a caste system anymore, and haven't for a while. At least one of the Founding Fathers of India (who authored the Constitution) as well as the current Commander in chief equivalent are both "low caste" background, as are plenty of other high profile important folks. The only reason the caste system exists is to enable reservations (kind of like affirmative action). And finally, caste in and of itself was something introduced by the Portuguese. The original term was Varna, and it denoted your occupation/subject matter expertise. You could change your Varna, but usually you didn't do this because the opportunity cost was pretty high in the past. However, all Varnas were considered important, whether it was military, trade, farming, or sweeping the street. I'm sure that there was prejudice, just as many on Hacker News in First World Western countries are prejudiced towards those in the Second and Third worlds, or a stockbroker may be prejudiced against the person making his McDonald's.
    - clnq 3y ago
      Many of my Indian friends still say they're affected by the caste system. It is legally prohibited, but it exists in practice and it prescribes social interactions, marriage, and employment in various regions and communities. This is not to say that it is not being actively challenged, just to say that it exists de facto.

by clnq 3y ago

Yeul 3y ago

No offense but this is a very naive comment. There are countries on this planet were girls are literally burned alive for kissing a man.

throwawayqqq11 3y ago
So biggest "democracy" with a caste system and origin of gurus is less rotten? Killing others is bad enough but it always begins with ignorance.
- aamoyg 3y ago
  They don't really have a caste system anymore, and haven't for a while. At least one of the Founding Fathers of India (who authored the Constitution) as well as the current Commander in chief equivalent are both "low caste" background, as are plenty of other high profile important folks. The only reason the caste system exists is to enable reservations (kind of like affirmative action). And finally, caste in and of itself was something introduced by the Portuguese. The original term was Varna, and it denoted your occupation/subject matter expertise. You could change your Varna, but usually you didn't do this because the opportunity cost was pretty high in the past. However, all Varnas were considered important, whether it was military, trade, farming, or sweeping the street. I'm sure that there was prejudice, just as many on Hacker News in First World Western countries are prejudiced towards those in the Second and Third worlds, or a stockbroker may be prejudiced against the person making his McDonald's.
  - clnq 3y ago
    Many of my Indian friends still say they're affected by the caste system. It is legally prohibited, but it exists in practice and it prescribes social interactions, marriage, and employment in various regions and communities. This is not to say that it is not being actively challenged, just to say that it exists de facto.