• Tankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    5 months ago

    Someone asked me recently if I could think of any country that’s suffered a greater hit to its reputation from being connected to the internet than India.

    It went from being known by most people for spirituality, yoga, and great food to being associated with scam calls, online sex pests, and delusional nationalists.

    • Hello_Kitty_enjoyer [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      5 months ago

      it’s partially Indian people’s fault for referring to themselves as “Indian” first instead of their actual ethnicity

      if someone asks me what ethnicity I am I’d always just say Marathi/Tamil/etc first. Not my fault if they’re too dumb to know what that is