FOMO on concerts? Bengaluru woman shares ‘dystopian’ way to fake attendance at events

Chhikara was impressed by the service’s efficiency as she received her promised tag. But she admitted that one of her friends quickly saw through the facade. This led her to ponder a concerning future: “It got me thinking of something I read about how going forward, only the wealthier people will get to experience things in real life, and the poor people are going to be the ones who experience things digitally, at least for the sake of showing off.”

Though she acknowledges the dystopian nature of this trend, Chhikara points out that demand for such services is growing, and if people are willing to pay, there will always be someone ready to provide.

Watch the viral video:

90 second video on how ppl on Instagram are paying to pretend they were at concerts pic.twitter.com/8MsSZ12VD3

— anushka (@anushcache) December 16, 2024

The video has amassed more than four lakh views and many comments.

One user wrote, “This appeared on my automated feed on both Insta and X. Unbelievable. Great to see people building business models around these things.”

“Cannot believe there’s soft launch as a service now,” wrote another user.

“Can’t blame them as well cause ‘Sadly’ the effects of social media on people, especially this generation is too much,” commented a third individual.

A fourth person said, “It’s good to hear some people are using brains and capitalising gen-z and their show off culture.”