New Tech-Support Caste Arises In India
NEW DELHI — Thanks to widespread outsourcing of telephone-service jobs, a sixth caste has blossomed in India: the Khidakayas, a mid-level jati made up of technical-support workers. "I am happy to be a Khidakaya," said technical-support agent Ranji Prasat, who speaks English with a flawless American accent and goes by the name "Ron" at work. "While we rank below members of the reigning order, those of us responsible for helping Americans track their online purchases and change their account PINs share many privileges not enjoyed by the merchant class below us." Prasat said he expects to marry another tech-support worker.
Source: theonion.com
Source: theonion.com
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I almost believed that. Almost.
Then I saw the source was TheOnion.com- an organization that makes humorous news bites for entertainment. Fake news bites. A smirk immediately spread across my lips.
"But I saw it on the Internet, so it must be true!"
Then I saw the source was TheOnion.com- an organization that makes humorous news bites for entertainment. Fake news bites. A smirk immediately spread across my lips.
"But I saw it on the Internet, so it must be true!"
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Man, if I had a nickel for every multiply hashmarked forwarded "news" story I get that still has attribution to The Onion I'd have a phat stack of nickels... 🙄
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Link said:
Mental note TheOnion.com is a source of entertainment, not true stories.
I've seen stories from The Onion reprinted as facts. Scary. 😳
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My favorite story from The Onion is still their piece on the Death Star's day-care center that they ran 3 or 4 years ago.
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It's alright. The Onion is still a darn funny publisher. Check out their book "Our Dumb Century" Historical events with headlines like April 1912's "Titanic Sinks In World's Largest Metaphor" or July 1969's "Holy S**t, We've Landed On The F**king Moon!!"
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