The term globalization took academia by storm starting 20th century when it came to denote the socio-political and economic interconnectedness between people globally . Academia gave the term its more sophisticated character by theorizing globalization as a series of capitalist economic interactions, typically enhanced through infrastructural and technological developments. Social forces, however, took a more simplistic and more importantly a largely positive view of the term.
In Pakistan, for instance, the prevalence of more foreign goods and services in the country is seen as an understandably positive thing.
Phrases such as, “ab tou sab Pakistan mein mil jata hai” have become quintessential to the optimistic take on globalisation. However, many will not ponder over the cost at which the upper class is able to access such luxuries.
It is high time we ask: what are the perils of overusing the term globalization in a largely positive light?
One need not go further than the way labor is exchanged globally to understand the hidden costs of a ‘ shrinking world ’. Consumer development in Pakistan comes at the cost of trivialising the labor masses. Yet, we blatantly ignore the negative impacts of globalisation on our fellow countrymen.
There are several common examples of this:
For instance, we all know that one accomplished Pakistani surgeon who has trouble finding a job abroad at a hospital. Why? Because he does not meet the required “standard” to become a doctor in a foreign country, such as in the US. He is forced to resort to menial jobs like driving a cab so that he is able to send remittances back home. Similarly, most of us are also familiar with that accomplished and driven Pakistani woman who has trouble finding a professional, well-paying job within Pakistan. Consequently, she goes abroad to work as a child caregiver at some rich lawyer couple’s home.
The problems brought about by this aspect of globalisation are two-fold:
First, Pakistani labor is appropriated globally, which fixes stereotypes about the community. The NYC cab industry, for instance, is filled with South Asian professionals including Pakistanis. The ‘brown cab driver with a thick accent’ stereotype is perpetuated across generations. Similarly, the Pakistani female is seen as ‘ naturally maternal ‘. Consequently, chances are most Pakistani females will be deemed appropriate for similar caregiving jobs only. The problem is simple: Pakistani labor by means of ‘globalisation’ is majorly recognized as having a limited skill set. They are targeted for their value as a cheap labor source. 
Secondly, the effect within Pakistan of such positive views on globalization is the inevitable brain drain. As unemployment rises, we are quick to blame our youth for their ‘ uselessness ’. The rare success stories of brown men and women making it big abroad only add to the pressure of doing better. We must realize it is the lack of local employment opportunities that necessitates migration in search of meager jobs abroad. Constantly urging the younger generation to aim for making it in the west only drives them to develop a comfortable familiarity with aforementioned stereotypes. 
Pakistanis’ fall prey to a misbalanced global labor exchange, which makes a majority of locals qualified for low paid occupations only.
Let’s change the narrative and look deeper. We should ask ourselves if we are ignoring the negative effects of a shrinking world on our fellow countrymen. Perhaps we should question how ‘ enhanced global interconnectedness ’ impacts the common masses.