India, March 9 -- A Bengaluru founder has sparked a conversation online after sharing an observation from an early morning metro ride that, according to him, reflected the growing grip of social media on everyday life.

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Taking to X, the man identified as Vasant Shetty described what he noticed while travelling on the Bengaluru Metro after returning from a family event in Udupi.

"Visited Udupi for a family event and returned to Bengaluru at 5 am. I got off at Goraguntepalya to take the metro. I saw three kinds of people in the coach: 10% trying to take a quick nap, 10% talking to friends or doing nothing, and 8...