𝒯𝒽𝑒 𝐻𝒾𝒹𝒹𝑒𝓃 𝒜𝒹𝒹𝒾𝒸𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃: 𝒮𝑜𝒸𝒾𝒶𝓁 𝑀𝑒𝒹𝒾𝒶 𝓋𝓈. 𝒟𝓇𝓊𝑔𝓈
On December 25, 2024, I woke up and instinctively reached under my pillow for my phone. The time flashed—12:34 PM. I unlocked my phone and opened Instagram to check my messages. Three of my friends had sent me reels, about ten in total. I watched them all, and before I knew it, I was mindlessly scrolling for the next four hours. When hunger struck, I grabbed my food, but instead of taking a break, I continued watching reels while eating. Hours passed, and suddenly, it was 8 PM. Feeling mentally exhausted yet strangely compelled, I stepped outside for some air, but my mind felt blank. I returned to my bed, lay down for half an hour, then had dinner. Without hesitation, I picked up my phone again and resumed scrolling. Reel after reel, hour after hour, I consumed thousands of them, only to fall asleep at 4 AM, drained but unsatisfied. Meanwhile, somewhere in Punjab, a man struggles with drug addiction. After taking his usual dose, he spends the entire day lying in bed, either in a drug...