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Gen Z: The Generation That No Longer Believes in Climbing the Ladder

From VRT NWS · () Dutch

Translated from Dutch and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The article examines Gen Z’s hopes and frustrations in a precarious global environment.
  • Indian young people recently protested for a better future alongside the satirical Cockroach Party.
  • The report focuses on the generation’s expectations and its fading belief in upward mobility.

Millions of young people around the world are trying to find their footing in an unstable world. For many in Gen Z, the old promise of steadily climbing the social ladder no longer feels credible.

That frustration was visible this summer in India, where young people staged fierce demonstrations demanding a better future. Some rallied behind the so-called Cockroach Party, or CJP, a satirical party aimed at Gen Z.

The group says it represents “the overeducated, unemployable and politically frustrated youth.” India has the world’s largest population of people aged 15 to 29, giving the country a particularly visible place in the debate over what young people want and what they believe they can achieve.

This week, Björn Soenens turns his attention to Gen Z’s dreams, expectations and disappointments, asking who they are and what they want.

the overeducated, unemployable and politically frustrated youth

· Cockroach PartyThe satirical party’s description of the young people it says it represents.
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Originally published by VRT NWS in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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