Perhaps the most fascinating view from the ngintip lens is Indonesia’s complicated relationship with morality.
"Kepo" (the Javanese slang for being overly curious/nosy) is a virtue. If you are not kepo, you are cuek (indifferent). To be indifferent to your neighbor's problems is to violate gotong royong. However, in the digital age, kepo has become toxic. It fuels the spread of hoax (fake news) and fitnah (slander). ngintip mesum
Ngintip a family group chat during a political crisis is terrifying: uncles share deepfakes, aunts share conspiracy theories about the CIA, and the younger generation peeps in silence, too scared to correct the elders. Perhaps the most fascinating view from the ngintip
Indonesia doesn’t have robust unemployment benefits. It has ojek. When a factory worker is laid off, they don’t protest; they download Gojek or Grab. Ngintip the life of a driver ojol (online ojek driver) reveals the crushing reality of sistem point—driving 14 hours a day just to make Rp 70,000 ($4.50) after fuel and quota costs. Their HP (handphone) has 3 different loan apps, 2 gig economy apps, and a broken screen. Indonesia doesn’t have robust unemployment benefits