"It's very important to educate people, children, educate the Gen Z on civic duties and on what government is so that we don't fall back into this mindset that one person can save an entire nation, or one person is the key, because that is simply not true. There, I tend to say, if Indonesia falls apart, it's because 285 million people made that happen. The fact is, it's not true that just one person in electoral democracies is responsible. One of the big challenges of becoming a new voting population is realizing that they, too, now have a hand in where the country is going." - Gita Sjahrir
"Every generation will always have their forms of idealism, and that's a good thing. I don't understand why we get so bitter and tell them not to want better things. That's so sad. That's our trauma talking. We got disappointed, so we feel the need to dump it on other people, but it's good that Gen Z has their own idealism. It's great that Gen Alpha will have its own idealism in the future. And that is what's happening as the world gets better, safer, and more aware. These days, you can't just look at an economic story because the richer and educated a country gets, the more you realize that you want other things in your life." - Gita Sjahrir
"A typical person can probably figure out key decision makers and what they can do to stop something. Communities can stop and jumpstart things and they can understand that they have a duty. This is the part where there seems to be a disconnect in a lot of countries where leaders are 80 years old, but voters are 21. The key is, what are you doing to understand this very large population, because they're going to continue to exist. They’ll through an economic development story in which usually, if a country gets richer, you get better education. They'll also be more educated and understand certain things are not up to their standards anymore. And so, it’s so important to not see Gen Z as a quick win story, but to really be mindful that when you're building a country, you're building generations." - Gita Sjahrir
In this episode, Jeremy Au speaks on Indonesia's Prabowo victory and Jokowi legacy, the 'Golden Indonesia 2045' GDP vision, and the middle-income trap and societal challenges with Gita Sjahrir.
Keywords: Indonesia, Prabowo Victory, Jokowi Legacy, Golden Indonesia 2045 GDP Vision, Middle-Income Trap, Societal Challenges, Gita Sjahrir, Indonesia, Thought Leadership
