Yet, despite all the vibrancy and people in the streets, one nagging question keeps popping up from viral social media posts to mainstream media trend pieces: Why isn’t Gen Z protesting? “Gen Z, like generations before them, is finding and creating ways to take real action,” Vidal Torres said. Gen Z was widely credited as helping lead Zohran Mamdani to victory with over 43 percent of the vote, with the majority of Gen Z voters ranking Mamdani first. Although Mamdani’s strategic use of social media was effective in reaching young voters, it also underscores one of the challenges Gen Z faces: social media addiction. Similarly, Millennial and Gen Z women led pro-democracy rallies in 2024 against the president of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol.