{"id":3712,"date":"2016-04-11T21:30:36","date_gmt":"2016-04-11T16:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/13.201.39.237\/?p=3712"},"modified":"2016-04-11T21:30:36","modified_gmt":"2016-04-11T16:00:36","slug":"thank-you-next-todays-relationships-and-gadgets-arent-made-to-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/13.207.105.184\/?p=3712","title":{"rendered":"Thank You, Next: Today\u2019s Relationships and Gadgets Aren\u2019t Made to Last"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"container page-content\"><p><span class=\"dropcap\">W<\/span><\/p><\/div><p>hen <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/modern-family\/why-i-will-never-be-daddys-little-girl\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dad <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sold off our first family car, my mother cried. It\u2019s not that my father had gone bankrupt. It was the car\u2019s imminent departure that set off the waterworks. My mom has an innate talent for growing attached to anything she has ever owned \u2013 animate and inanimate. The fact that the car was second-hand, had a cigarette burn on the front seat, would start at will and stop without warning causing distress, embarrassment, and traffic jams, didn\u2019t matter to her at all. We had many a Good Samaritan coming to our rescue, helping us out of sticky situations, back when <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/earth\/documentarydelhipollution\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">still had some nice people.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She even had a name for it \u2013 Padmini. The last time I saw her <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/real-men-crying-emotional-sensitive-men-vulnerable\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cry <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this much was when she saw my report card.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our first colour television, a Sony, lasted almost 25 years. Its images had become blurry, the controls cranky, but my <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/v\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parents <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">refused to let go of it.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like many from her generation, mom refused to give up on things well past their best-by dates and relevance. When we bought something for the house, it was meant to last a lifetime irrespective of its willingness and capability to live up to our expectations. Repairmen were like <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/modern-family\/indian-families-adulting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">family <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">who would walk in and out of the house with their tool box. Over countless cups of tea they would lay the entrails of the ailing refrigerator open and dissect it. A nip here, a tuck there, and the refrigerator would groan back to life amid loud cheers. Yay! No more curdled milk for breakfast. It was only when they\u2019d shake their head slowly and say, \u201cInko dawa nahin, dua kee zaroorat hai,\u201d would we start preparing for its funeral, with my ma\u2019s wailing as background music.<\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">Since we had yet to start confusing our wants with needs, a television, fridge, mixer, and an air-conditioner (if you were feeling super posh) completed the picture of a prosperous household. And they were far from technological marvels.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Household appliances were not mere purchases for my parents\u2019 generation. They were <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/bollywood\/sui-dhaaga-review\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">emotional <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">investments. You didn\u2019t give up on them just because they had a bad day, threw a tantrum, and could be replaced with a pretty young thing beckoning at you from the shop window. You cherished them like a family member despite their annoying eccentricities. Blocking someone from your life just because they idolised Nathuram Godse was not yet an option.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those were the days when we\u2019d still have to step out of the house to entertain ourselves. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/india-mall-security-usa-shooting\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shopping <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and eating out was reserved for special occasions. Our Sunday evenings were devoted to our TV, which mostly responded to chappal therapy. Kids were their parents\u2019 remote controls and ads were watched with much glee, not merely tolerated.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buying a new appliance was a terribly important life event. It was given a reception befitting a bride. Ululation, conch shells, neighbours gathering to welcome our new member, me doing a tiny jig behind the curtains, mithai that was only a week old being distributed&#8230; The brand-new TV was then promptly given a lacy veil, usually in gaudy pink or ghastly yellow to protect it from the evil eye of envious friends and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/modern-family\/indian-families-no-i-love-you\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">relatives<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The sticker announcing its two-and-a-half features was firmly left in its place and often adorned the crown of our favourite TV characters.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since we had yet to start confusing our wants with needs, a television, fridge, mixer, and an air-conditioner (if you were feeling super posh) completed the picture of a prosperous <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/gender\/domestic-responsibilities-maids-household-chores\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">household<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And they were far from technological marvels.<\/span>\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\">Household appliances were not mere purchases for my parents\u2019 generation. They were emotional investments.<\/blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now that I have a household of my own to run, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/technology\/fake-tech-reviews\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">gadgets <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have multiplied, look space-agey, and have a baffling number of features and buttons. By the time we have figured all of them out, it\u2019s time to move on to a newer version of the gadget and start all over again. I can remove lint in a jiffy, order my TV to search for a show, and place my cup of tea on the warmer lest it get cold. I get cooled, warmed, and entertained at the click of a button.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/past-life-regression-therapist-reincarnation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lifetime <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bond is a thing of the past. Interestingly this extends to our relationships as well. <\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relationships like gadgets have become <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/grub\/union-budget-2017-india-arun-jaitley-food\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">disposable <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and last as long as our last whim.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other day when I realised our washing machine has been with us for over six years, I grew so alarmed that I walked into the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/pov\/sexist-kitchens-indian-men-home-cooks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kitchen <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and decided to bake a cake in my multi-utility cooking range. When I discovered it also has a grill that I haven\u2019t touched since the day we bought it, I became even more agitated. To calm myself down, I promptly went online and ordered a wall-clock that looks like a painting. Only when you stare it intently does it throw up its hands in despair and start showing the time.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My dishwasher is making funny rumbling sounds and I start wondering whether I should call the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/runaway-children-india-childline-mumbai-child-helpline\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helpline <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and risk numerous visits by the technician or simply order a new one instead.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this age of plenty where household gadgets and appliances occupy more space than in a home than family members, the first casualty is patience. We spend much of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/humour\/millennials-financially-illiterate-savings-mutual-funds\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">money <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">on conveniences that are meant to free up our time and declutter our lives, yet we always feel pressed for time. When my mum demands to know why I don\u2019t call her more often, I become exasperated and accuse her of not trying to understand how busy my life is.<\/span>\n\n<blockquote class=\"quote--center\"><p>Relationships like gadgets have become disposable and last as long as our last whim.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have little tolerance for disruptions and would rather spend our time and energy on the new and exciting. Why should I stick to a cranky piece that demands constant attention when there\u2019s a sleeker, more seductive version in the market? Especially when there\u2019s a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/love-and-sex\/tinder-death-obituary-dating-apps-hinge-happn-grindr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tinder <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for household utilities \u2013 Amazon.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We yell at drivers who drive slowly, start gnashing our teeth when a webpage takes too long to load, snort with impatience if our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/love-and-sex\/uber-rating-love-dating-hookup-sex-millennials\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uber <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">takes more than 10 minutes to arrive, and are quick to show displeasure all around. With everyone seeking instant gratification, patience is on its way out, and so is thinking about long-term. It is this need for immediacy that drives our excessiveness.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This impatience has contaminated our relationships. We form opinions faster than it takes to cook Maggi and don\u2019t shy away from expressing them. Interestingly we loathe people who extend the same treatment to us. We judge quickly, get offended even faster, and disengage with our friends for the flimsiest of reasons. It doesn\u2019t help that the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/social-commentary\/commodification-social-media-brand\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">social media<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is full of quotations that goad us to cut out annoying people from our lives. And it\u2019s scary how easily we get annoyed these days.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe, happily ever after was just a lazy storyteller\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/people\/instagram-snapchat-india-jaipur-social-media-celebrity\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">creation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who wants to put up with unpredictable humans, their unwarranted opinions about our lives, and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arre.co.in\/health\/mental-health-permanent-anxiety\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anxiety <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and introspection they trigger, when instead we can run home to the comforting whirr and predictability of technology that responds to our commands and appliances that are happy to be mute spectators to our lives, right?<\/span>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have little tolerance for disruptions and would rather spend our time and energy on the new and exciting. Why should I stick to a cranky piece \u2013 of a gadget or a person \u2013 that demands constant attention when there\u2019s a sleeker, more seductive version in the market?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":3713,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[334,18,1712,6975,6976,22,6048,357,6393,291],"class_list":["post-3712","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pov","tag-delhi","tag-family","tag-friends","tag-gadgets","tag-household-appliances","tag-relationships","tag-relatives","tag-social-media","tag-sony","tag-tv"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Thank You, Next: Today\u2019s Relationships and Gadgets Aren\u2019t Made to Last<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We have little tolerance for disruptions and would rather spend our time and energy on the new and exciting. 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