It Is Over
Why the Young Generation Has Stopped Listening
For the people who are still in power, the truth is hard but simple: young people are no longer listening. This is not because they are lazy, careless, or disrespectful. It is because they are tired, disappointed, and emotionally disconnected. Something has broken between the leaders and the young generation, and pretending everything is normal will not fix it.
No matter how many speeches are given in schools, how many seminars are organized, or how loudly patriotism is promoted, it no longer works. Words feel empty when reality tells a different story. Love for a country cannot be forced. It cannot be taught through slogans, flags, or repeated speeches. It grows naturally when people experience fairness, real opportunities, working systems, and respect. When basic needs are met and rights are protected, people do not need to be reminded to love their country—they already do.
Gen Z understands very well what is happening around them. They are not confused, and they are not ignorant. The internet, social media, and education have opened their eyes. They can compare what leaders promise with what actually happens. They can see how other countries function and how life could be different. Attempts to keep them unaware have failed completely. In today’s world, truth travels fast, and lies are exposed even faster.
This generation can clearly see when speeches about values, religion, or morality are not sincere. They understand when these ideas are used only to protect power, silence criticism, or hide corruption. That is why many young people no longer react. They have heard the same words too many times without seeing real change.
Gen Z does not need to be told what to think. They already think for themselves. They question authority, systems, and traditions—and that is not a weakness. It is a sign of awareness. When they stay quiet, it is not because they do not care. It is because they are exhausted. They have learned from experience that speaking up often brings punishment, not solutions. Protests are ignored. Voices are silenced. Honest people pay the price, while powerful people remain safe.
So instead of fighting a system they believe they cannot win against, many choose another path. Some leave physically by moving abroad. Others leave mentally by disconnecting from politics, society, and national conversations. They focus on survival, not hope.
For the older generation in power, this is the real breaking point. The distance between leaders and young people has become too wide. Gen Z wants free access to the internet, affordable technology, and the freedom to work independently and creatively. They want opportunities based on skill, not connections. In return, they receive restrictions, censorship, rising costs, and more control over their lives. One side asks for freedom; the other demands obedience.
Trying to control the narrative no longer works. Censorship does not stop ideas—it only makes them stronger and more creative. When people cannot speak openly, they turn to jokes, memes, satire, and coded language. Platforms may change, accounts may be banned, but ideas continue to spread. This is not the past anymore. People do not believe everything they are told. They ask questions, and they have every right to do so.
Life continues, but it feels heavier. Prices are high. Opportunities are few. The future feels uncertain. So people search for peace in small things—books, cafés, music, games, late-night walks, and short escapes from reality. Traditional media has lost its power. Long speeches no longer inspire. Humor, honesty, and real stories connect more deeply than official statements ever could.
Times have changed, whether those in power accept it or not. Many leaders do not feel this change because their own lives are comfortable. Their salaries are secure. Their children study or live abroad. They are protected from the struggles faced by ordinary people. But the silence they hear today is not loyalty. It is not agreement. It is distance.
Gen Z has emotionally disconnected. Headphones on. Music playing. If they can leave, they will. If they cannot, they will create their own world inside this one—quietly, carefully, and without trust.
The truth is simple and uncomfortable:
They no longer believe the story.
They are no longer listening.
And this time, it is truly over.
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Nawaz Hassan
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