From Instagram reels and slang to youth-focused campaigns, political leaders are trying to look more Gen Z-friendly. But university elections and student movements are showing that young voters may want more than politicians who understand their memes, they want leaders who understand their problems. Is student politics becoming the place where Gen Z tests whether “youth-friendly” politics is actually youth-responsive politics ?
इंस्टाग्राम रील्स और स्लैंग से लेकर युवाओं पर केंद्रित अभियानों तक, राजनीतिक नेता जेन ज़ी-फ्रेंडली दिखने की कोशिश कर रहे हैं। लेकिन यूनिवर्सिटी चुनाव और छात्र आंदोलन दिखा रहे हैं कि युवा मतदाता उन नेताओं से ज़्यादा चाहते हैं जो उनके मीम्स समझें, वे ऐसे नेता चाहते हैं जो उनकी समस्याएँ समझें। क्या छात्र राजनीति वह जगह बन रही है जहाँ जेन ज़ी यह परख रही है कि “युवा-फ्रेंडली” राजनीति वास्तव में युवा-केंद्रित है या नहीं ?
Gen Z is more connected online than ever, but many young people are also feeling lonely and say they have fewer close friends. Social media and endless scrolling may be part of the problem, while rising housing costs, job pressure and uncertainty about the future are making young life even harder. So, is Gen Z becoming more connected online but lonelier in real life ?
