Securing Gen Z’s legacy

Gen Z’s protest earned them the right to be seen and heard, not the right to rule or govern.

When Gen Z leaders packed into the conference room with the prime minister and ministers to sign the 10-point agreement earlier this month, the distinction between some of this new breed of Gen Z leaders and the old band of discredited politicians was hard to see. Gen Z leaders exulted, bickered, gave speeches, screamed, yelled, indulged in histrionics like tearing up the agreement and engaged in all sorts of formality, much like their older discredited counterparts would have done.