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Creating a thread on all the Covid- and Lockdown-related stories I've done (so far), chronicling the pandemic's impact on Consumer Tech & Culture.
Shephali Bhatt
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Shephali Bhatt
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Independent tech reporter & researcher. Chronicling how the internet changes who we are as people, the way we live, and how corporates adapt to those changes.
- If gaming the charts were an issue, the rules would have changed long ago. You are beyond debate/discussion. What you need is a Hajmola (has more than one Indian spice!). It'll help you digest the fact that the world's biggest music group comprises 7 Non-English speaking Koreans
- "I have waited for this moment to come for 19 years." @vintananda's heart-wrenching post which reaffirms that #TimesUp, even for the (so-called) "most #Sanskaari person in the film and television industry." #MeToo #MeTooIndia
- What an absolutely fuckall time to be alive
- People who are used to seeing their names getting misspelled don't actively cringe/correct others after a point. I gave up years ago. But please remember when you misspell our names after seeing it in our text/email/both, we mark you as someone who doesn't pay attention to detail
- I knew a Kabir Singh in college and I shudder at the thought of revisiting memories from that time of my life, all thanks to him. Didn't think I will muster the energy to put this out but Sandeep Vanga's interview triggered stuff even watching Arjun Reddy for context couldn't. /1
- Too many newsletters and too few love letters is why we are the way we are.
- Learnt an invaluable lesson from a family member today: "Planning a 'surprise' visit to meet your elderly parents who live in a different city/country? Don't. Instead, inform them of your plan well in advance. Give them something to look forward to, it'll light up their world."
- Loneliness scares us because we fear it'll never end. Love scares us because we fear one day it would.
- “Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are a good person is a little like expecting the bull not to attack you because you are a vegetarian.” [Needed to read this today]
- Important: Someone reached out saying their company (a well known brand in its sector) is giving employees fake ID of essential workers, forcing them to report to office (in Mumbai). If you know anything about this, or are being made to do this, please DM me. Anonymity guaranteed
- "I've lost three uncles in the past one month. How do you expect me to 'be positive'? My cousin, 27, has been hospitalised with lung infection for the past seven days. How do you tell his mother to 'be positive'? Please tell me."It's about accountability Mr PM,not positivity. Watch Newschakra youtu.be/FOPvWfpGK2w
00:00 - Wrote about how K-pop & Korean drama had their biggest breakthrough in India amid the pandemic as more people sought the perfect mental escape from the anxiety of the times we are in. A look at some hard numbers & soft anecdotes economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/tech-byte…
