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The Tsunami of Peer Pressure

Yes ladies and gentlemen, it has happened. Yet again, a promising young man has sacrificed himself at the altar of peer pressure.  We are at the spot where this happened - Nikhil's room. Nikhil was a promising young man with a real life, outside the social media and beyond office gossips. So much so, that after office hours he had enough time at his disposal to study and read. But that's true no more! He was smart since his college days. Be it the urge of smoking, or the ridicule for not watching Game of Thrones, he didn't give into things he didn't like because of peer pressure. However, his spirit has finally been broken. The desire for quick promotion took its toll over him.  As we discuss his situation, he is in a room. Away from the world, he is binge watching the 7 seasons of GoT, learning about Football leagues, and more importantly, learning to hate Bieber and Chetan Bhagat. He has already picked up Ronaldo over Messi. It is possible that he direct...