Indonesian youth are among the most connected in the world. They do not just use the internet; they live on it.

Their conversation was a rhythmic "Bahasa Gaul," a slang-heavy mix of Indonesian, English "Jaksel" particles—like literally , basically , and which is —and local Sundanese inflections. It was the language of a generation that felt equally at home in a traditional warung and a high-end minimalist cafe.

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