Comment by ramraj07 | Hacker News Reader

Comment by ramraj07 | Hacker News Reader

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I’m neither Brahmin nor IITian but am in the immediately adjacent category of Indians. Are many of these IIT alumni (and others as well) from India basically rednecks with engineering degrees? Probably yes. Does it mean your “learn the language” attitude is actually relevant to this discussion? Probably not. Guess who else tells me, a Tamil guy, to learn the language? The same IITians (Hindi is the most popular language in India). So if you were born in New Delhi in a Brahmin Family you’d probably be doing in Cisco and Costco exactly what you blame these immigrants of doing.

The fundamental flaw in humanity seems to be this absolute belief that they are the good guy and everyone else is the bad guy. Self reflection will reveal that we all live in the same spectrum of shittiness just coming in different flavours given circumstances.

"Absolute belief" is something you inferred that wasn't there.

Human nature is what it is. Bring enough of any group of people to another place, there will be cultural replacement.

What about the self reflection of those who let themselves be underpaid and displace the local culture for a quick buck? It seems like you're being sanctimonious.

The Bay Area can keep Man Jose, Sunnyvale, and the East bay. I avoid American yuppies without life experience and the precariat too, so don't feel too special.

> who let themselves be underpaid

So what should these people do instead? Stay where they are and get paid much less?

I think people should try to integrate into the community where they're at rather than invade it, change it, use it up, and treat it like a disposable holiday. "When in Rome..."

> What about the self reflection of those who let themselves be underpaid

If this phrase isn't an example of white privilege so despised here, I don't know what is.

But sure. Let's blame the workers who aren't in charge of policy or decision-making.

To complete that bingo, the only thing missing is an "I don't vote because the system is rigged" statement.

>The Bay Area can keep Man Jose, Sunnyvale, and the East bay. I avoid American yuppies without life experience and the precariat too, so don't feel too special.

"I avoid people based on their life experiences, but also you specifically because of where you are from, so don't feel too special"

To anyone wondering how casual racism looks like, you're welcome.

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