Indians blah blah blah. This is the trend on Blind recently.
Generalizing over a billion people is idiotic. Get a life guys!
Like every nation and culture, Indians have postitives and negatives. Take it easy and enjoy samosas and paneer tikka masala and naans and yes, biryanis!
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Don’t pull the racism card, the other 5 continents with people don’t follow this pattern, even most of Asia doesn’t. It’s very concentrated and noticeable.
India has some of the densest cities on the planet. India is also one of the densest populated countries on the planet. Take that and add the fact that India is a developing country with no social security and no real minimum wage protections (laughable if any), with 10 resources up for grabs for every 100 people. Survival of the fittest taken to its extreme, quite literally.
All the kids grow up in this toxically competitive environment and out of this rises the rigid mindset about which careers are worth pursuing and which ones aren't, based on which ones maximize your rewards while minimizing your risks. Only 10 resources for every 100 people with zero safety net, remember?
If you grew up in such an environment, it's hard to simply shake it off and not pass that on to your kids when you're the parent. Ideally, as people grow older, they should realize that their current environment isn't the same one as their childhood environment and so they should recalibrate their mindset. But who has the time to think through all this and fix their inherent biases? It's way simpler to pass on to your kids the formula that helped you succeed, even if the game isn't the same any more.
While I agree I would love for my kid to follow his heart and pursue his dreams, I worry if he would make a comfortable living.
Also, jfyi, in India thousands of people contest for a 100 jobs/college seats. If parents did not instill this competitiveness in us, we would not be where we are. At least I would not have. We got to do what we have to!