The run-up to the Bengal assembly elections has seen emotional discussions on mass disenfranchisement, arguments of political betrayal, and extraordinary communal polarisation.Missing in many of these debates is Bengal’s youth – a sizable section of whom live elsewhere in search of a livelihood. In 2011, 28.3% of Bengal was between 15 and 29 years of age. In these years, the numbers will have only grown, yet this particular age group remains largely out of sight. Is the Bengal youth happy in Bengal? Is the Bengal youth communal, and are they swayed by the argument that their job is to keep the so-called “infiltrator” out? Do they not want jobs anymore? And most importantly, what role does social media play in this summer of their discontent?In a conversation with The Wire’s Soumashree Sarkar, Soumitra Chatterjee, who describes himself as a content creator but whose role – through his popular YouTube channel – approximates that of a journalist and a social commentator combined, says the argument is simpler for the Bengal youth who thinks of little beyond Reels and is forced to be a victim of the circumstances.