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Teenager Greta Thunberg and countless other Gen-Zers are leading the way in the causes they care about.

Hundreds of people, mainly students, attend the speech by the young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg ... [+] during the ''Friday for the future'' event against climate change, in Piazza Castello on December 13 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Massimiliano Ferraro/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

They may be kids, but Generation-Z is rocking the world with their activism around gun control, immigration reform, and other causes. Now, 16-year-oldGreta Thunberg of Sweden is the youngest individual ever named Times 2019 Person of the Yearan earthshaking nod to her worldwide climate-change youth movement.

With a do-or-die dedication to her mission, Thunberg is not aloneamong her generation. She hasinspired hundreds of thousands of young people toparticipate in climate strikes, demonstrably influencingworld leaderslike noone before themin their call for transformative and urgent change.

Whether you support Thunbergs views and tactics or not, theres nodenying that she and her Gen-Z peersare a force to be reckoned with. Theyrenottryingto change the world; theyrealready doing it and, inmany cases, theyre leading the way. Here arethree key reasons why.

Bottom line: dont underestimate Generation-Z and the passionate commitment they bring to the problems our world faces. They are prepared to stand up for what they believe in, regardless of the cost. And meeting these global-scale challenges head on, as Thunberg and her generation are already doing, will call out every ounce of their tremendous potential.

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Gen Z Is Already Changing The World. Just Ask Times 2019 Person Of The Year - Forbes