Anyway, back to the point, I agree with you. Indian's population situation is really insane. Last time I was in India was in 1998 and the traffic situation was totally insane. All the red lights had "relax" written on them in English in an attempt to calm drivers down.
You'd think the 2nd most populated country in the world would be able to chose from that pool of talent; find the right people to help solve these major problems plaguing the nation.
But it doesn't work that way. People struggle to get out. My dad had dreams of returning. He visited after retiring and said the water is still unsafe to drink, the air unsafe to breath and a flat in Delhi was over $300k USD. Decades after he left, the situation has only gotten worse.
I just thought it was a fun fact. I haven't used Geode myself, but it looks fairly well designed.
This if incorrect. Train tickets are available online round the clock (almost). It's the "tatkal" (last-minute / emergency) bookings that opens at 10 AM. The system is under immense load, and despite that the availability has improved over the past 2 years.
Indian rail network, despite its shortcomings, is pretty amazing I think. It moves the nation. It's also one of the largest employers in the world [1].
I think this is common to the US as well. Of course I think my life is more important to someone else. That's why I drive like an idiot, cut in line, take without asking, talk loudly on my phone in quiet places, smoke/vape wherever I want, etc.
A billion people for a thousand seats is the same problem as a million people with for seat.
What is really lacking, is access to information and in many cases people just dont want to pursue said opportunity. Everyone instead wants to do that one thing that made that guy rich.
I think there are too many people in the world overall, and it is unsustainable. The planet could do better with a fourth or fifth of its current population.
yep i guess this is a rule: as population increase, humanity decrease
that is why is really cool to live in small towns
Uh, yes? I prioritize my own life over the life of any other individual. I hope others do too, or else I worry about their sense of self-worth.
That doesn't mean I don't care about anyone else, just that I do care about myself slightly more than I care about any random person.
Huh? The problem with that statement is the sample size. Even if you talked to every Indian person you know (presumably anywhere between 100 and 10000), it will be less than 0.001% of the total population of India.
Edit: Grammer.
For comparison China is expected to start declining around 2030, and fall to around 1.1 billion by 2100.
Competition is everywhere.
- Want a seat in a University? Compete with, literally a million others for just one seat.
- Want a train ticket to travel within India? Login to the IRCTC exactly at 8 am, and pray that the next 5 seconds is your lucky time.
- Want to travel via local train? Hang on to the windows outside (Mumbai).
Too many people that -- it is dangerously becoming almost culturally normal to prioritize your life over someone else's. Combine this with the corrupt administration, and poor infrastructure... and it is painful to think about.
We're forgetting humanity at the cost of too many humans to compete with.
That being said, there are definitely people who do help. Helpful people in India are in fact, extremely helpful. I've received help myself. But these days, the probability of that happening is perhaps decreasing.