Ever wondered what it would be like to be caught lying, having an affair, romancing, doing the SHAME SHAME SHAME earning things online? Well I am not talking about being caught by your partner, i am talking about your parents and the char log who have now made their presence felt in the virtual world as well.
“Haww, I saw your beti’s picture with a chokra from the galli on Facebook,” is a new terror that the tech savvy mom and dads are having nightmares about.
Young boys are being torn between their demanding insecure girlfriends who wants to reassure her right on him by uploading a profile picture of them together and a dominant mother who wants to portray her son as “doodh ka dhula” in front of mamaji, dubai wali nanad, and padose ke Sharmaji. Poor fellow, he deletes his Facebook account just to find some peace.
There has now become a subtle virtual society with its own rules, norms, decorum and obviously the adult supervision of mummas and papas even if you are 30.
In the late 90s the Indian youth had found a shelter in the social media where they would interact with anyone they wanted to and express themselves in whatever way they liked. But now your friend lists can also be altered according to your family relations.
There was a time when children were scolded for using Facebook and Whatsapp, and now pictures of your “school/college trips” if not shared via these social media platforms are seen as fishy by the parents.
I sometimes sit and think how easy lying was when we didn’t have smartphones. Now there is no way out. The charlog and the bossy parents have taken over the virtual space as well and now we have a fully functional Virtual Samaj.
