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Those cheering the impending unemployment of Bangalore's IT workers due to AI - you will lose your jobs too. Don't laugh so fast. Bangalore's upper middle class was built on IT services. It is these IT "coolies" as you so derisively call them, who formed the target market for the glitzy pubs, cafes and malls. They are the reason your flats get so much rent. Their kids are the ones populating the trendy joints in Koramangala and HSR. It is their money that is buying your organic kombucha and kale salad. Azim Premji University was built by Wipro money. IISc researchers vie for the Infosys prize. Mohandas Pai's IT investments got you the Museum of Art and Photography. Your artsy bookstore is supported by the full stack developer writing ugly SQL queries. Those DSLR toting pure veg thindi walkers? Thats what they do on weekends. They sit in AC offices on weekdays, with an open sewer next door. Your public policy think tank that serves cauliflower rice and tofu skewers for lunch? It was funded by a bunch of IT entrepreneurs. You were hired there because your daddy cleared the UPSC exam 30 years ago, and will look the other way during tax filing season. Or did you think you got that wonk job with your comparative lit crit skills? Those hipster bulgogi joints in Kammanhattan need Python money to survive. Those artisanal barbers will go back to using used razors if their RazorPay traffic dies down. Bangalore runs on IT. This is your Niemoller moment. Mandatory disclosure: I am an Infosys shareholder.