Unlike the secularization trends seen in East Asia or Western Europe, Indonesian youth are becoming more, not less, religious. However, they are rewriting the rulebook on how faith is practiced.
There is a growing mental health crisis. "Healing" (the local word for self-care/mental health break) is the trendiest word of 2024/25. Youth are rejecting the FOMO (Fear Of Missing Out) culture and embracing JOMO (Joy Of Missing Out)—staying home to watch anime or play Genshin Impact rather than nongkrong . Unlike the secularization trends seen in East Asia
With over 80% internet penetration, youth treat the internet as a "shared living space" for social interaction, learning, and commerce rather than just a tool. Indonesian youth are becoming more