Diwali unfollow list
I’d rather spend on an experience I enjoy than buy clothes I’ll probably wear only once,” says a 23-year-old student, Siya Doshi. Saying no doesn’t mean I don’t care about my friends; it just means I want to enjoy the festival without exhausting myself,” says Ayan Gupta (24), a gamer by profession. Because attendance has apparently become a personality trait, one house party, two family dinners, three friends’ get-togethers and an office celebration that everyone is attending. Because everyone else is going, “I don’t feel the need to attend every party just.
From buying outfits that will make exactly one appearance to attending parties out of sheer FOMO, the youngsters is pressing the unfollow button on festive-season excess. This Diwali, the goal is to spend less, stress less and stop treating celebrations like a full-time job. Diwali is the season of lights, laddoos and the sudden realisation that you have absolutely nothing to wear. Add a few expensive gifts, a shopping cart full of things you didn’t know you needed and a social calendar that would exhaust a celebrity on a promotional tour, and you have the modern festive-season checklist. Here is what young people are leaving behind this festive season. Apparently, repeating an outfit is still considered a crime in some festive circles. Gen Z, however, is beginning to embrace the art of the repeat. After all, if celebrities can rewear outfits, why should the rest of us behave as though our clothes have an expiry date? “I don’t understand why repeating an outfit has to be a big deal. I’ll happily wear the same lehenga again and style it differently. The festive social calendar can be relentless. Worse is the FOMO. You decline one invitation, open Instagram and discover that everyone is having the time of their lives without you. Gen Z is learning that being everywhere isn’t the same as enjoying anything. Sometimes, the best Diwali plan involves staying home, eating something delicious and not having to shout over music to hold a conversation. Sometimes, I’d rather spend the evening with my family, eat good food and relax.