From Millet Ice Cream to Fake Offices: 4 Unbelievable Trends You Won’t Believe Are Real - marketingwithsharryy

 

Explore four jaw-dropping stories shaping how we eat, work,

hustle, and study in 2025—from millet-based ice cream disrupting the dessert world,

to China’s bizarre fake office trend, to an Indian coder fooling Silicon Valley, and finally,

the ultimate laptop vs. iPad Pro college debate. Real stories, strange trends, and smarter choices—

this roundup will change the way you think.

 Table of Contents:

1. Laptop vs iPad Pro – What’s Better for College Life?

2. Would You Try Ice Cream Made From Millets?

3. Why Are People in China Paying to Pretend They Have a Job?

4. How This Indian Coder Fooled Silicon Valley’s Top Startups

Laptop vs iPad Pro – What’s Better for College Life?

Laptop or iPad Pro?
If you’re heading to college this year, you’ve probably asked this question—and the wrong choice can burn both your wallet and your productivity.

Let’s break it down:

iPad Pro:
Lightweight, great for note-taking, sketching, or reading.
Perfect for art, design, or casual users.
But… not ideal for heavy multitasking or long essays.
With accessories, it crosses ₹1.3L+.

Laptop:
Best for coding, design tools, multitasking, and career-focused students.
Solid models start at ₹60K–₹80K.
More power, more flexibility, just a bit heavier.

Verdict?
If you're in creative fields, iPad Pro can work.
But for anything technical or serious—a laptop wins in value and performance.

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Would You Try Ice Cream Made From Millets?

Imagine ice cream… but made from millets instead of dairy.
Yep—those coarse grains your grandparents swore by are now turning into creamy, guilt-free desserts.

Millets like kodo, foxtail, and pearl are being used to create vegan, low-sugar, nutritious ice creams—basically the opposite of your regular tub.

And one guy in Bangalore made it big with this idea.

Meet Gautam Riker from Leaky Foods.

He spent 2 years perfecting millet ice cream—adding real fruits and nuts—until it finally clicked in 2023.

Today, he’s earning over ₹2 lakh a month selling millet-based treats.

And it’s not just him—India’s vegan ice cream market is booming, set to cross $50 million by 2033.
Globally, plant-based everything is on the rise.

The secret? It works only if you respect the ingredient—not just use it as a marketing buzzword.

So, would you try millet ice cream?

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Why Are People in China Paying to Pretend They Have a Job?

Imagine paying money just to pretend you have a job.
Sounds bizarre, right? But in China, it’s actually happening—and growing fast.

For just $4 to $7 a day, people rent fake offices—complete with desks, Wi-Fi, coffee, even lunch.
Why?

Because youth unemployment, though down to 15.8% in 2025, is still painfully high.
And the pressure to “look successful” is pushing many to fake it instead of facing judgment from family and friends.

Some say it’s helpful—offering routine and mental relief while job hunting.
But there’s a dark side too:

Scams, fake training programs, and exploitative contracts feed off desperation.

The bigger question—

Could this happen in India?

With rising job stress and social expectations, is this the next strange trend we’ll see?

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This Indian Coder Fooled Silicon Valley’s Top Startups

Imagine working 10 remote jobs at once—and fooling half of Silicon Valley while you’re at it.
That’s exactly what Soham Parikh from India did.

It all started with a brilliant cold email—
“I have no hobbies, I can’t dance, I just love building things.”
The vulnerability, the humor—founders loved it.

He aced interviews and secretly juggled multiple jobs, pulling salaries from several startups.

It all came crashing down when a founder exposed him on Twitter.

That one tweet led to an avalanche:
“He ghosted us.”
“We fired him in a week.”
Memes exploded. The damage was real.

But here’s the real issue—

There’s a movement called “Overemployment,” where people secretly work multiple remote jobs.
And now, companies are questioning the very trust remote work was built on.

Smart hustle or broken ethics? What do you think?

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