From TikTok to the Streets: Conspicuous Wealth & Nepal’s Gen-Z Uprising

What began on TikTok as anger about inequality exploded into Nepal’s largest youth-led protest in decades. Wall Street Week’s Michael McKee reports from Kathmandu on how Gen-Z activists, angered by corruption, nepotism, and a sudden social-media ban, mobilized thousands, leading to deadly clashes and the collapse of the government. With similar movements in Morocco, Madagascar, Kenya and Peru, Nepal offers a look into the way social media has made comparisons across economic groups more ubiquitous, causing people to react more harshly to wealth concentration and inequality. (Source: Bloomberg)