At least in summer we can blame it on the heat, how easily desi netizens fly into paroxysm of outrage. Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel has found himself in a pile of you-know-what on allegations that he said his app is only for rich people and he doesn’t want to expand into poor countries like India and Spain. Now no matter how much the company clarifies that this is only fevered fiction cooked up by a disgruntled employee it’s too late to stop #boycottsnapchat and #uninstallsnapchat from trending. Swarms of outrage move faster than facts.

Your internet connection may drop frequently but troll armies provide 24×7 uninterrupted service. Whether it is against cow slaughter or against forced vegetarianism, in favour of NaMo or critical of him, even deep into the night your cheeky tweet will get slapped by a multitude in minutes. In Spiegel’s case trolls have even gone after his fiancé Miranda Kerr and his unborn children, for example urging the Indian boy to work hard, take over Spiegel’s company and then marry his daughter in a big Bollywood wedding. Some of the outraged public is so ‘patriotic’ that it has not only uninstalled Snapchat but also Snapdeal, which is no relation and not firangi either.

The logical Indian has three points to make to the outraged Indian. One, it’s Spiegel’s app. If allegations about him are correct, he has the right to make stupid business decisions about it. Two, it’s nice to be put in the same basket case as Spain whose per capita income – at $26,800 annually – is 16 times ours; besides everyone who has watched Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara knows it’s enviably full of fiesta and flamenco. Finally, uninstalling this app won’t even solve your phone storage issues.