If you are an avid viewer of memes, you must have seen the video of an old man saying “bhangar Leno hai tharo?” in a peculiar way that went viral among the masses. This funny meme won’t be the same after this.
For a generation that takes pride in dark humor and jokes, it’s a lesson that not everything that goes viral on social media has to be taken humorously.
The viral “bhangar baba,” whose clip went viral a few days ago, was harassed so much by people that he committed suicide. The extensive trolling and nuisance came at such a force that he couldn’t withstand it.
What was his fault? He was just a poor old man making a living by selling scrap. But these meme addicts, who couldn’t understand the pain and inconvenience the video caused him, began poking fun at him for his one line that went viral on social media. The constant insults, calling him “bhangar baba,” made him so annoyed and mentally disturbed that he started throwing stones at those who approached him.
Even on the day he took his life, some insensitive brats began trolling him while he was busy with his work. The poor man told them to stop, but they wouldn’t listen. Seeing that no one was going to stop, he hung himself from a tree, saying, “Now no one will be able to make fun of me.”
Yes, these were his last words. Even as he was about to hang himself, no one tried to stop him but stayed there as viewers, as if a drama was taking place.
This is where we have come as humans, where seconds of fun and entertainment have become more valuable than a person’s life. We must think about it.
