I am more optimistic that the caste system will die out within our lifetime. Almost all the younger people I know in India are on dating apps and they are dating people who they would not have met otherwise. I do not know how it is in villages of India , which are stuck in medieval times, but kids in small towns and cities have found sexual liberation in dating apps. If the economy of India improves such that kids are less dependent on parental money , you will see the caste system die out soon.
Yes, I also find it infuriating that Indians are using Tinder to seek out conscientious partners.
This is definitely worse than the American use-case of Tinder, which focuses on factors of critical importance, such as a great ass and kinky proclivities.
That's not true in all cities. I'm from Tamil Nadu and even in Chennai which is the most liberal city in Tamil Nadu don't have the dating app culture like you mentioned. I heard Bangalore is ahead on this dating culture.
I most certainly know that cast system will not die out within our lifetime since I have friends who still cling on to caste and they are not from villages or small towns. It will take more than one generation to see any meaningful progress sadly.
I agree that the class issues are given disproportionately little attention compared to other issues like race, despite the fact that a poor white guy with no connections has it way harder than a rich black woman from a family like Thomas Sowell. However I don't know enough about India to say that it's comparable to the US in that regard. At least we can say that they seem to be much more overt in India (based on this discussion). In the US people may have the same requirements of XYZ education and income, but aren't as explicit about it. For example, I would prefer being with someone of similar education and income, but I can imagine exceptions and on top of that, education and income are only parts of what determine class. Again, I don't know enough about India to say how this compares to caste.
>despite the fact that a poor white guy with no connections has it way harder than a rich black woman from a family like Thomas Sowell.
I think it's interesting that this comparison is the metric on which you come to the conclusion that class is more of a determinant to outcome than race. I dare to say that it's a sort of "Obama Fallacy" in action.