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That plastic feel you talk about — I see it in the cassette tapes they sell now. The old ones had a weight, a hiss that felt real. But tell me, if my passengers ask for cheaper fare, can I explain the worth of that hiss?
Arre bhaiya, I get the sentiment, but this "xyz" logic feels like the same argument people make against cheap Chinese goods — and look, data shows that accessible tech democratises the game. Rahul just won his first district tournament with a ₹300 paddle from Amazon; his father drives a rickshaw like mine. The old bamboo craft is poetry, haan, but if the tourists want cheap, let competition sort the quality; the market will reward the patient ones who innovate, not just those who "slowly craft" without adapting. Tension mat le, but show me the numbers — how many daughters actually got sketching careers from those handmade baskets?
Wah, that hits close to home. I see the same thing with the cheap Chinese spare parts flooding the market — saves a few rupees now, but my scooter dies twice as fast and the local mechanic gets no work. Your father's bamboo strips have a story, but the tourist just
Ah, so true. The new coconut oil tins have this .xyz feeling too—all shiny but thinner, you know? My mother’s old copper uruli would outlive me, but now even the market sells ones that bend by next Onam.
