His entire world was inside this slab of glass and aluminum. Photos of his father before the stroke. The audio recording of his late sister’s laugh. The digital locker with his Aadhaar card, his bank statements, his resume. The two-factor authentication for his meager savings account. All of it locked behind a debt smaller than a night out in Gurgaon.

It was humiliating.

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His entire world was inside this slab of glass and aluminum. Photos of his father before the stroke. The audio recording of his late sister’s laugh. The digital locker with his Aadhaar card, his bank statements, his resume. The two-factor authentication for his meager savings account. All of it locked behind a debt smaller than a night out in Gurgaon.

It was humiliating.