A video making the rounds on social media shows a man claiming he has lost over a crore of rupees in an online game. The scene is familiar — someone sitting distraught, narrating his misfortune, while the camera rolls. What usually follows is even more predictable. A flurry of social media posts appealing for donations, bank account numbers splashed across timelines, and, in some cases, families presented as victims to tug at our heartstrings.

But here is the uncomfortable question — does he really deserve help?
This is not a story of someone crushed by an unforeseen calamity, a sudden medical emergency, or a tragedy beyond their control. This is the story of the people who........

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