G_B_ Posted August 8, 2025 Posted August 8, 2025 3 hours ago, kepler37b said: Just earn enough, invest and move out of the rat race. Once you kick the bucket, you are nothing but a distant memory to your family and spouse. 99% IT jeet's do not know this and run like a fool behind money to satisfy themselves or to get a approval rating from wife/Girlfriend/Mom/Dad, BC...adopt your inner baalayya and you will be the king. Those it jeets are driving the economy.. Its funny though the likes of china chased rapid growth and 9-9-6 type of office life but it appears to be counter productive as their tfr is at 1.0.. I taught many chinese students in the uk as a phd lecturer. The only way they could afford 40 lakh fees+ living expense was they were only child supported by 2 parents and 4 grandparents. The pressure on them was immense. We will know in the next 30 years if the chinese approach of rapid growth and then potentially demographic decline (aka a japan) is better than growing by 5% consistently and somewhat maintaining tfr is way forward. Urbanisation results in stress...lesson for india is we need 50 to 60 cities that are vibrant and have a pop of 1 to 2 million. Large enough for critical mass for jobs etc but small enough for decent commute and affordable housing. Indians in their 20s should try building up skills n money in big metros. But in their 30s need to consider these tier 3 and 4 cities for quality of life.
G_B_ Posted August 8, 2025 Posted August 8, 2025 As an anecdote, i remember visiting baroda. Small city where you could live 20 km away from the center and reach in 30min by car/bike. People were poorer and less driven than Mumbai. But happier and less stressed. Same feeling in Nashik as Baroda. coffee_rules, Lord and ravishingravi 2 1
kepler37b Posted August 9, 2025 Posted August 9, 2025 17 hours ago, G_B_ said: As an anecdote, i remember visiting baroda. Small city where you could live 20 km away from the center and reach in 30min by car/bike. People were poorer and less driven than Mumbai. But happier and less stressed. Same feeling in Nashik as Baroda. The main issue with small towns is that rotten caste politics and semi-dehati behaviour. The expertise is non-existent and the work ethic is so bad that you pull your hair out. randomGuy 1
goose Posted August 9, 2025 Posted August 9, 2025 i'm yet to discover a better fix than test cricket. randomGuy 1
coffee_rules Posted August 9, 2025 Posted August 9, 2025 4 hours ago, goose said: i'm yet to discover a better fix than test cricket. I’d add music, classical or any kind to that , if you have an ear for music (sometimes both) , it can distract you from any stress randomGuy 1
G_B_ Posted August 9, 2025 Posted August 9, 2025 19 hours ago, kepler37b said: The main issue with small towns is that rotten caste politics and semi-dehati behaviour. The expertise is non-existent and the work ethic is so bad that you pull your hair out. I agree. Not saying its a silver bullet.
Lord Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 Recently discovered this channel and its quite good diga 1
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