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June 02, 2025

No literate member of the human species has ever been spared an exclusive membership in the billions of WhatsApp groups orbiting around planet Earth.

- Jitha Rthikeyan writer is an artist and curator, passionate about making art accessible to the larger public

The senior members of the would be enrolled in the and flourishing sub-sects clan groups. Waking up to a morning quote with a sunrise or ending the day with a goodnight quote with a bear coaxing you to close your eyes and call it a day has become the universal code for the group's smooth functioning. How the hours in between are tickled and the nature of the topics that are debated depend on the purpose laid out for the creation of the collective in the first place.

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