By Raghu Jagannathan 21/01/2026
A meditation on the TRP economy, the death of merit, and the return to Dharma.
In the modern world, a strange sensory inversion has occurred. We have been conditioned to feel the tremors of an earthquake in Japan through the vibrations in our hand—via a glowing smartphone—while the heart attack of our mother in the next room goes entirely unnoticed.
This isn’t an accident. It is the output of a sophisticated “Agentic Operating System” designed by elite power players to keep the “common man” trapped in a cycle of high-octane noise, ensuring that our attention is always a thousand miles away from our own reality.
The TRP Economy: Fueling the Propaganda Wheel
Life in India has increasingly become a spectacle driven by two primary engines: TRP (Sensationalism) and Invasion Strategies (Historical/Cultural Grievance).
The media, acting as a propaganda wheel for corporate and political interests, ensures that the national discourse remains in a state of constant emotional agitation. Whether it is the “war” over a 500-crore film release or a polarized debate on communal history, the goal is the same: Emotional Appeasement.
While we are busy “worshipping false prophets” on our screens, the “gut bed” of the nation—delayed pensions, land disputes, education quality, and a staggering 80% State Debt-to-GDP ratio—is left to rot.
The Milling of “Broiler Chickens”
This system requires a specific type of citizen: the Broiler Chicken.
Our educational institutions have become mills, spinning out millions of graduates who are optimized for the cage, but incapable of surviving in the “harsh forest” of global innovation. When merit is sidelined for “mass appeal” and “reservations of power,” the result is a crisis of competence.
We are manufacturing individuals who are:

• Good for “Taste Buds”: They look good on paper, have “ethnic” virtue-signaling programs, and know how to dance to corporate scripts.
• Bad for “Gut Beds”: They lack the resilience, critical thinking, and DNA-level integrity required to solve real-world problems.
  The Agentic OS: Ethics as a Software Patch
  In this “modern” world, Truth and Dharma have been overwritten at a DNA level. Ethics are no longer a moral compass but a “software patch” run by agentic algorithms. These algorithms ensure that:

1. Justice has a VIP Lane: A high-stakes commercial film can get a midnight hearing in the Supreme Court, while a teacher or a clerk waits thirty years for a pension verdict.
2. Privacy is a UI Trick: Freedom of thought is presented as a user interface option, while the underlying code is fighting for land, laws, and control over your data.
   The Asylum: Seeking the No-Data World
   However, there is a quiet rebellion brewing. People are beginning to realize that the “high-octane” fuel of the mob leads only to exhaustion.
   As a response, many are seeking Asylum in a No-Data World. This isn’t just digital minimalism; it is a strategic retreat from the noisy agents. By stepping out of the data stream, the “broiler” begins to de-program. In the silence of the asylum, the “Agentic OS” loses its power, and the “noisy agents” starve.
   The Return of Dharma: The Migrating Herd
   Dharma is not a dead code; it is a biological and geological force. Like a dead river finding its subsurface roots or an elephant herd migrating across an unmapped forest for food, the human spirit is beginning to move back toward Truth.
   When we stop trembling at the distant earthquake and start hearing the heart attack in the next room, the revival begins. This is the shift from a Consumer Society (the Broiler) to a Creator Society (the Wild).
   The “Agentic OS” can dam the river and cage the elephant, but it cannot kill the memory of the water or the forest. Dharma will revive itself, not through a government policy or a media campaign, but through the individual’s decision to find their own roots again.
   If you found this reflection valuable, consider seeking your own “No-Data Asylum” today. Turn off the noise, and listen to the room next door.