Utkarsh Goklani, a former student of IIM Ahmedabad, stressed what he called a “greater and more disturbing truth” in a LinkedIn article on the recent Podcast WTF of Nikhil Kamath with Tech Millionaire Johnson.
Johnson, known for his anti -aging research, arrived armed with a N95 mask and a 130 air quality meter reading – a level “considered a good air day in India”, wrote Goklani .
However, the real surprise was not only the mask or reading the counter. It was the reaction of those around Johnson. Goklani wrote: “While Bryan was sitting there, masked, the Indians around him laughed … and I have no in any case. I respect them all deeply. But what this moment highlights is a greater and more disturbing truth. Our collective apathy towards our most basic needs. »»
He also noted: “We were well trained. Trained to accept the unacceptable. Trained to live in a slow and invisible decadence. »»
Despite some of India’s biggest names in business and fitness, the poor air quality looked more like a backdrop than a crisis.
Goklani stressed the toll that this indifference could take, declaring: “We lose 12 years of our life due to poor air quality.” In his opinion, the complacency has become so anchored that “guess how many times the air pollution has been mentioned in the Union budget? Zero. Nothing. Nada… not a temporary reference. Not even a token allowance. »»
For Johnson, this moment was unlivable; He finished the podcast early, citing the irritation of the eyes and the throat. But Goklani’s concern returns more deeply, which suggests that India’s air is not only to breathe easy; It is a question of dealing with a silent crisis with which too many people have learned to live.
While he joked, “But of course, let’s celebrate the tax savings of 80,000 ₹. Because that and much more will be useful, when we pay our hospital bills. »»
