The internet has given everyone a stage—where anyone, of any age, can say anything in the name of entertainment or comedy. But in this freedom, we are witnessing a slow cultural decline. And the worst part? It won’t stop. The next generation of entertainers won’t even be human—they will be artificial, AI-driven performers, programmed to push the limits of humor and controversy even further.
How far have we already fallen? In the age of the Ramayana, Lord Rama—hailed as Maryada Purushottam—sacrificed his throne to honor his stepmother’s request, setting an example of duty and respect. In the Mahabharata, a great war was fought because a woman’s dignity was insulted. And yet today, we live in an era where roasting and memes thrive—not just as a casual pastime, but as a celebrated form of entertainment. It’s no longer just acceptable to mock someone’s weakness or stupidity—it’s encouraged.
Poor Ranveer—I pity him, but even more so, I pity the generation that follows him. Not because they will repeat his mistake, but because they won’t even recognize it as a mistake. His joke—including parents, sex, and more—was not wrong merely because it offended people. It was wrong because he has become blind to the distinction between thoughts that arise from a degrading mind and thoughts that emerge from a meditative mind.
Ironically, he surrounds himself with so-called spiritual figures, discussing the occult, gods, and meditation—yet he remains unaware of the quality of his own thoughts. When I see him publicly apologizing, I feel hopeful that he will learn something from this. But I doubt he will grasp the deeper nuances of spiritual evolution.
Because what he truly missed with his "comedy comment" was not just that he hurt people’s feelings. He missed the fact that an entire generation looks up to him as an ideal.
And so, the question I would ask Ranveer is—Who is his ideal?