Gen Z Protest Bonding
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Bonds Without Bodies | Gen Z Series – Part VII

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Something curious has emerged in the landscape of contemporary protest movements. When digitally organized groups take to the streets, they often exhibit a distinctive pattern: intense initial mobilization followed by explosive confrontations that lack clear strategic objectives, culminating in rapid organizational dissolution. The passion is undeniable, the numbers impressive, but the trajectory differs markedly from traditional […]

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Grandiose Self vs The Government
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The Grandiose Self Against the Gravity of Power | Gen Z Series – Part VI

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In the recent Gen Z protests in Nepal, many people felt that something about the atmosphere was unusually charged. The speed at which crowds formed, the intensity of confrontations, and the sudden shifts from peaceful gathering to explosive anger seemed strikingly familiar to anyone watching youth-led uprisings around the world. A similar emotional sharpness was visible

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Social Animal vs Digital Individual
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The Social Animal Meets the Digital Individual | Gen Z Series – Part V

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There’s a troubling paradox at the heart of modern digital life. The internet promised us unprecedented freedom to be ourselves, to find our tribes, to escape the suffocating conformity of traditional communities. Yet anxiety and depression rates have skyrocketed, particularly among the most connected generation in history. What if the problem isn’t a bug in

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Choreography of the Coded Oracle
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Choreography of the “Coded Oracle” and the Hijacked Self | Gen Z Series – Part IV

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Our consciousness is defined by the seamless connectivity and coherence between our past, present and the future. While we human beings live in the present moment, it’s the imagination that integrates all the three versions of the self. Imagination is the humanity’s first laboratory, a simulation of the possible or, better say a private theatre where

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Neurobiology of Social Media Addiction
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Neurobiology of Social Media Addiction | Gen Z Series – Part III

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A society flourishes not by force but by persuasion. Its structures are designed to weave rules, values, and rhythms so deeply into consciousness that obedience no longer feels imposed but intrinsic. The most successful civilizations are those that master this invisible art of alignment, where conformity transforms into devotion and devotion into dependence. When individuals not

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Who is Gen Z
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Who is Gen Z | Gen Z Series – Part II

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Oxford dictionary defines Gen Z as “the group of people who were born between the late 1990s and the early 2010s, who are regarded as being very familiar with the internet”. They are the first generation to have grown up in an entirely digital ecosystem of smartphones, social media, and instant information. Exposure to algorithmic entertainment since early childhood has played a

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Nepal Gen Z Protest
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Is Dopamine the New Fuel for Social Unrest? Lessons from Nepal’s Gen Z Protests

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In September 2025, a seemingly bureaucratic decision in Nepal triggered one of the deadliest protest waves in Asia’s recent history. The government, citing the need for “regulation,” abruptly banned 26 major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and YouTube. What started as peaceful gatherings in Kathmandu swiftly devolved into violent confrontations, with protesters hurling stones

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