The brown ceiling is brown.
Today I was talking to some web3 / startup folks in SF and I can finally articulate a theory that’s been brewing in my mind for the last two months.
Indian folks living in the Western countries are the ones to discriminate against other Indians who live in India.
My initial thought was this insecurity. But I don’t think it is.
This is their Stockholm Syndrome that you become what you were fighting against. In their quest to fit into their circles in places like US, they will start looking at Indians living in India with a lens of superiority.
I know many founders/operators who have complained about being treated differently coz they live in India.
Now that they are here, they will do the same thing to a newer lot of founders coming in from India.
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This is pretty crazy to my mind. I don’t think they know they are doing it. Or maybe they do and the idea is that something is missing in that culture that you must change completely.
The guy who found an underappreciated unpolished dev from a tier-2 town and fought for him is the one shitting on a founder who has more users than most of their clients without raising a single $.
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When I say I think Indian culture is under threat, it is hard to explain but this is what I’m talking about.
You know that one person you thought was your friend but suddenly got a great job and started treating you differently when you visited their home?
This is the moment hyper-capitalism and hyper-individualism begin.
This is just the first attempt. I think I have a year’s worth of research + thinking + observation to nail this down.
But once I do, I will plug this leakage in our culture.
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Side: that is why i respect people like Sandeep. He was and is always a heart guy more than a mind guy.
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Side: That is why there is no Indian mafia in the US. Fuck, there is no Indian mafia in the US in any vertical. Is there? Shittt, this is a big deal. I know why it is not. You can’t even do well because you play a mediocre game with values conflicting with your own.
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Idea: Maybe it is time to create this mafia. Handpick those who get it. It be great because it will look like a gathering of weirdos who aren’t Bn$ founders or great FAANG employees. These are empaths who know it all but haven’t coordinated.