🐜 Ant & Grasshopper – 2025 Edition

CLASSIC VERSION…

The ant works hard in the blazing summer, stacking food, paying EMIs, and investing in SIPs.

The grasshopper laughs, dances, makes no plans, and lives on “vibes only”.

Winter arrives. The ant is warm, fed, and quietly watching Netflix on a budget plan.
The grasshopper, broke and freezing, goes live: “Guys, please help me! I’m manifesting warmth!”

MODERN VERSION…

The ant files ITR on time, invests wisely, and keeps working through the summer.
The grasshopper goes viral as a creator — reels, pranks, interviews, and “emotional content”.

Come winter, the grasshopper drops a crying reel titled #AntPrivilege.
News panels explode:
“Are hardworking ants suppressing creative grasshoppers?”
“Should reels be taxed more than returns?”
“Is hustle culture outdated?”

The government launches GAAS – Grasshopper Artistic Assistance Scheme under Digital India 3.0:

• Free Wi-Fi & ring lights for creators
• Warm co-living spaces rebranded as “Creator Hostels”
• Subsidised hashtags & trend consultations

The ant tweets: “Why am I paying 30% tax again?”
He’s immediately labelled anti-grasshopper and cancelled online.

Finally, the ant’s house is acquired and turned into a National Creators’ Hostel, inaugurated by a celebrity chef and a tech founder.

The grasshopper wins Bigg Boss: Jungle Edition.
The ant? Still refreshing job portals and recalculating his retirement corpus.