WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?

The theme of the essay is a deep, satirical, and brutally honest exploration of how modern humans—especially in India—have been systematically disconnected from natural instincts, ancestral wisdom, and bodily intelligence, and instead trained to trust manufactured products, institutions, and services for their survival, healing, and self-worth. It exposes how people have come to believe that synthetic solutions are superior to sun, soil, water, food, rest, movement, and human connection. Across the 100 points, various techniques of manipulation are revealed, including: brainwashing, fear mongering, early-life programming, institutional conditioning, medical gaslighting, dependency creation, identity inflation, insecurity marketing, status obsession, scientism, over-intellectualization, label addiction, guilt-driven consumption, eco-hypocrisy, cultural erasure, emotional outsourcing, rescue fantasy, shame scripting, metric worship, urgency creation, spiritual branding, progress dogma, and distraction-based control — all designed to make people distrust their bodies, instincts, relationships, nature, and ancestral knowledge, so that they remain obedient consumers of external solutions.

1. What happened to you? You believe medicines can cure but not sunlight? Is it misguidance by the medicine sellers?

2. What happened to you? You believe surgeries can repair but not soil? Is it brainwashing by the surgeons?

3. What happened to you? You believe milk powders build bones but not millets and sesame? Is it marketing by food corporations?

4. What happened to you? You believe vitamin tablets bring health but not seasonal fruits and leafy vegetables? Is it programming by pharma-funded nutritionists?

5. What happened to you? You believe vaccines are immunity but not gut bacteria? Is it fear sold by health ministries?

6. What happened to you? You believe toothpaste heals teeth but not chewing neem and eating fibrous food? Is it advertisement-driven memory loss?

7. What happened to you? You believe sanitizers save lives but not mud, microbes, and early exposure? Is it obsession injected by FMCG companies?

8. What happened to you? You believe syrups calm your child but not touch, routine, and love? Is it a shortcut sold by paediatric clinics?

9. What happened to you? You believe hospital beds ensure survival but not daily sun, breath, and bowel freedom? Is it panic propaganda by insurance partners?

10. What happened to you? You believe plastic toys stimulate intelligence but not trees, clay, and open sky? Is it childhood theft by toy lobbies?

11. What happened to you? You believe RO water gives life but not rainwater from the sky? Is it bottled fear created by water sellers?

12. What happened to you? You believe white coat gives truth but not your own tired face in the mirror? Is it status addiction installed by schools?

13. What happened to you? You believe running machines heal you but not a long village walk at sunrise? Is it guilt programming by lifestyle influencers?

14. What happened to you? You believe injections fix everything but not digestion, sleep, and silence? Is it a shortcut myth created by medical media?

15. What happened to you? You believe protein shakes build strength but not dal, nuts, seeds, and honest labor? Is it gym bro science sold by supplement shops?

16. What happened to you? You believe counselling fixes trauma but not crying in your mother’s lap or planting a tree? Is it over-intellectualization by therapy markets?

17. What happened to you? You believe laxatives fix constipation but not fiber, timing, and ancestral eating? Is it lazy food habits created by white flour culture?

18. What happened to you? You believe branded ghee helps health but not churning your own at home? Is it comfort trap laid by supermarket shelves?

19. What happened to you? You believe fertility clinics create life but not tenderness, trust, and a natural womb? Is it hope manipulation by high-cost medicine?

20. What happened to you? You believe lab tests know you but not the pain in your belly and fog in your mind? Is it outsourcing sold by health apps?

21. What happened to you? You believe in foreign probiotics but not fermented kanji, buttermilk, and pickles from home? Is it gut colonization by the west?

22. What happened to you? You believe hospitals are your saviour but not your daily poop, walk, water, and rest? Is it illusion sold by white buildings and blue logos?

23. What happened to you? You believe replacing a hip is progress but not squatting daily for 60 years? Is it sedentary worship approved by orthopedic boards?

24. What happened to you? You believe childbirth is a surgery but not an instinct? Is it a fear business run by institutional OB-GYNs?

25. What happened to you? You believe aging is a disease but not a season? Is it anti-aging brainwash by beauty labs?

26. What happened to you? You believe air conditioners bring comfort but not shade under a banyan tree? Is it cooling dependency sold by power companies?

27. What happened to you? You believe Google gives answers but not your grandmother’s kitchen? Is it forgetting installed by tech overlords?

28. What happened to you? You believe mobile apps track fitness but not your morning laziness? Is it screen control marketed by gadget makers?

29. What happened to you? You believe refined oil is heart-healthy but not cold-pressed local oils? Is it truth filtered by cooking channels?

30. What happened to you? You believe sugar substitutes are safer but not just saying no to sweets? Is it craving monetized by dieticians?

31. What happened to you? You believe painkillers are normal but not fasting for a day? Is it convenience addiction sold by pharmacies?

32. What happened to you? You believe pill reminders are essential but not a consistent sleeping time? Is it obedience training via healthcare apps?

33. What happened to you? You believe breakfast cereals are nutritious but not a handful of soaked groundnuts? Is it childhood programming by cartoon mascots?

34. What happened to you? You believe BMI charts tell your worth but not your breath, your stool, and your skin? Is it metric slavery forced by health bureaucracy?

35. What happened to you? You believe stretching means yoga but not squatting to wash your own clothes? Is it branding by wellness studios?

36. What happened to you? You believe you need calcium tablets but not to sit in the sun and chew some greens? Is it deficiency marketing by supplement industries?

37. What happened to you? You believe detox teas clean your gut but not rest, silence, and bitter greens? Is it wellness scams targeting busy people?

38. What happened to you? You believe nurses can care but not your own adult children? Is it relationship erosion sold by careerism?

39. What happened to you? You believe school teaches life skills but not farm work, cooking, or sleeping under stars? Is it syllabus brainwashing by urban elites?

40. What happened to you? You believe aloe vera in a bottle but not in your own courtyard? Is it greenwashing sold in plastic jars?

41. What happened to you? You believe blood tests reveal truth but not your own face in the mirror each morning? Is it diagnostic dependency disguised as safety?

42. What happened to you? You believe free health camps help but not your family eating dinner together? Is it tokenism by CSR departments?

43. What happened to you? You believe mental health is therapy but not a friend who listens, without judging? Is it isolation normalized by social media?

44. What happened to you? You believe insurance protects you but not a garden of greens outside your window? Is it false security promoted by financial traps?

45. What happened to you? You believe eating on time is impossible but not endless scrolling every night? Is it distraction sold as entertainment?

46. What happened to you? You believe a white uniform guarantees knowledge but not your mother’s coconut oil massage? Is it scientism pumped by modern schooling?

47. What happened to you? You believe one-hour workouts save you but not sweeping your own floor daily? Is it lifestyle outsourcing approved by capitalism?

48. What happened to you? You believe processed food is modern but not soaked rice kanji? Is it urban shame created by packaging companies?

49. What happened to you? You believe height growth powder works but not climbing trees and running barefoot? Is it insecurity capitalized by kids’ brands?

50. What happened to you? You believe brain boosters come in sachets but not sitting quietly under a neem tree? Is it shortcut culture created by anxious parents?

51. What happened to you? You believe multigrain biscuits are healthy but not a simple ragi ball with chutney? Is it cereal fraud endorsed by influencers?

52. What happened to you? You believe cholesterol is evil but not the poison in processed margarine? Is it misdirection planted by low-fat lobbies?

53. What happened to you? You believe apps can monitor sleep but not how rested your soul feels when you wake? Is it sleep monetization by screen merchants?

54. What happened to you? You believe fitness is six-pack abs but not clean bowels and deep breathing? Is it body dysmorphia sold by fitfluencers?

55. What happened to you? You believe mental peace is expensive but not just turning off your phone? Is it tech dependency taught as normalcy?

56. What happened to you? You believe bottled juices give health but not biting into a local guava from a tree? Is it fruit corporatization via sugar disguises?

57. What happened to you? You believe a smartwatch knows your health but not your skin colour, thirst, or tiredness? Is it data hypnosis planted by tech giants?

58. What happened to you? You believe meal replacements are smart but not simple leftovers eaten mindfully? Is it time poverty manufactured by rat race?

59. What happened to you? You believe refrigerators are saviours but not seasonal eating? Is it preservation anxiety invented by modern markets?

60. What happened to you? You believe disinfectants keep you safe but not a cow dung floor and open windows? Is it sterility fetish by global brands?

61. What happened to you? You believe counselling is for children but not presence, play, and patience? Is it outsourced parenting passed off as care?

62. What happened to you? You believe medicine is always urgent but not prevention is daily practice? Is it urgency addiction sold by pharma?

63. What happened to you? You believe treatments must be complicated but not a nap, a bath, and a banana? Is it false sophistication built by institutions?

64. What happened to you? You believe milk must be foreign A2 certified but not your neighbour’s desi cow? Is it rural shame marketed by elite food chains?

65. What happened to you? You believe modern motherhood means fear but not trust in your body and child? Is it control propaganda fed to parents?

66. What happened to you? You believe pain is unnatural but not a teacher? Is it resistance seeded by instant gratification?

67. What happened to you? You believe every symptom must be killed but not understood? Is it intolerance trained by the sick-care model?

68. What happened to you? You believe medals and reports are success but not peaceful bowel movements and deep sleep? Is it achievement addiction sold in schools?

69. What happened to you? You believe sleep can be postponed but not notifications? Is it priority confusion bred by algorithmic life?

70. What happened to you? You believe you are smart but not that you are tired, overfed, and lost? Is it ego inflation injected by brands?

71. What happened to you? You believe your child is slow but not the syllabus is insane? Is it institutional gaslighting passed as education?

72. What happened to you? You believe you are in control but not your addictions control you? Is it illusion encouraged by digital capitalism?

73. What happened to you? You believe pain must be hidden but not listened to? Is it stoicism sold as strength by broken people?

74. What happened to you? You believe saving time is noble but not slowing down is sacred? Is it speed poisoning installed by modernity?

75. What happened to you? You believe you are logical but not you’ve been fooled every day by ads? Is it mind control packaged as convenience?

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76. What happened to you? You believe healing must be expensive but not free walks under the sun? Is it price conditioning by hospitals and gurus?

77. What happened to you? You believe being busy is a virtue but not being calm is productive? Is it hustle propaganda sold by the market?

78. What happened to you? You believe you’re successful but not you’re chronically constipated? Is it appearance obsession sold by status traps?

79. What happened to you? You believe aging must be reversed but not embraced? Is it wrinkle-phobia created by cosmetic industries?

80. What happened to you? You believe your disease is rare but not your daily lifestyle is sick? Is it uniqueness fantasy sold by specialists?

81. What happened to you? You believe in international nutrition charts but not your grandmother’s thali? Is it colonial residue polished by dieticians?

82. What happened to you? You believe a disease starts in blood but not in thoughts, tongue, and toilet? Is it reductionism crafted by lab clinics?

83. What happened to you? You believe a coach can fix your marriage but not a cup of hot rasam together in silence? Is it emotion outsourcing sold by consultants?

84. What happened to you? You believe technology saves time but not it stole your attention, sleep, and joy? Is it time-theft disguised as progress?

85. What happened to you? You believe fame brings peace but not self-respect and fruit trees? Is it identity addiction shaped by media worship?

86. What happened to you? You believe rich people are healthy but not they’re medicated, addicted, and empty? Is it wealth-glorification planted by envy industries?

87. What happened to you? You believe your doctor saved your life but not your own breath and bowel kept you alive this long? Is it gratitude theft by pharma-trained minds?

88. What happened to you? You believe your ancestors were primitive but not they squatted, slept early, ate real food, and lived longer without pills? Is it generational arrogance installed by formal education?

89. What happened to you? You believe your child must be brilliant but not he must be free, rested, loved, and moving naturally? Is it comparison poison sold by academic industrial complex?

90. What happened to you? You believe skin tone and teeth whiteness matter but not a clean gut, real hunger, and daily gratitude? Is it vanity manipulation by beauty corporations?

91. What happened to you? You believe food is about calories but not vibrations, digestion, and rhythm? Is it mathematical obsession seeded by nutritionism?

92. What happened to you? You believe you're mentally ill but not you're disconnected, malnourished, overstimulated, and unloved? Is it label addiction sold by psychiatry?

93. What happened to you? You believe green labels mean healthy but not you still buy from the same exploitative supermarket? Is it eco-hypocrisy created by consumer guilt markets?

94. What happened to you? You believe modern is better but not everything modern came at the cost of something ancient, living, and wise? Is it progress dogma fed by industrial civilization?

95. What happened to you? You believe children must learn faster but not they must feel safe, held, and trusted? Is it pressure normalization injected by schooling systems?

96. What happened to you? You believe meditation is a technique but not a moment of lying under a tree without a phone? Is it spiritual industry corruption of inner silence?

97. What happened to you? You believe someone will save you but not you are already the one you abandoned? Is it rescue fantasy programmed by religious marketing?

98. What happened to you? You believe healing comes from outside but not from hunger, heat, movement, and truth? Is it externalization of power designed by expert culture?

99. What happened to you? You believe compliance is maturity but not rebellion for truth is health? Is it docility rewarded by institutions?

100. What happened to you? You believe you are awake but not every day you act like a trained pet in a glass cage? Is it domestication rebranded as success?

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