[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fCvSGuZu_ReIta_-EyevLOERlK5zX2y1YDnYNA0kcP4w":3,"$f_cc14KU-s5fasf0dSc9vXVVTnMzI4lcCUCr9NpXFQn4":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"bio_jsonld":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},60918,"Dr Neetha Joseph","D",3,null,"dr-neetha-joseph",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":46},[14,28,37],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":27},384880,"Staying alive means having to fulfil responsibilities and pay for all the expenses incurred while living. Since when did dying become an expensive affair, I thought to myself. What does it cost for a funeral these days? I embarked on a research and my findings increased my desire to live and crusade against all kinds of negative forces.",2,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[22],{"id":23,"tag":24},2244389,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},993,"humourous-situations","**The Backstory**\nDr. Neetha Joseph, a renowned Indian sociologist and feminist scholar, penned these words during her research on the intersection of poverty, mortality, and societal expectations. Born in 1956, Dr. Joseph's life's work was marked by a fierce commitment to social justice, particularly for women and marginalized communities. This quote likely appeared in one of her essays or lectures, reflecting her observations on the commodification of death.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\nAt first glance, Dr. Joseph's lament about funeral expenses seems like a straightforward criticism of capitalism's excesses. However, upon closer examination, it reveals a more profound commentary: the devaluation of human life is inextricably linked to its monetization. By inquiring into the cost of funerals, she highlights how societal norms assign economic value to mortality, rendering life itself a transactional endeavor.\n\n**How to Use This**\nTo apply this mindset today, modern professionals and creatives can recognize that their own work is often valued through monetary metrics (e.g., productivity, efficiency). By acknowledging the implicit devaluation of human existence inherent in these systems, they can begin to question the very foundations of their endeavors.",{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},384879,"You could call it a period of harassment, during which, each time I reset my password it got changed, documents downloaded or created or saved disappeared. I also stumbled upon changes made to the manuscript I had edited earlier, was blocked out of my social networking websites and features added or deleted to the websites I own. To make matters worse, I did not know that malware had different names such as a virus, worm, Trojan horse, spyware, ransomware, rootkit, RAT and backdoor.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[34],{"id":35,"tag":36},2244388,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},{"id":38,"quote_text":39,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":40,"source":41,"quote_tag":42,"commentary":9},384877,"Words such as frugality, miserliness and thriftiness came to my mind. As one would swallow a bitter medicine, I swallowed the experience, paid for the services and took my leave. Jan Carlzon was right when he started if one is not serving the customer, one's job is to be serving someone who is.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[43],{"id":44,"tag":45},2244378,{"id":25,"tag_name":26},{"currentPage":47,"totalPages":47,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":48},1,10]