Yeah, things have changed. The unemployment rate among recent college grads is way higher than when you were young. Many of the jobs available really don't have any job security, advancement potential, etc.. And for you to judge an entire generation is stupid. I hope I don't start doing that at some point.
The other thing is depending on where you live even if you are lucky enough to find work, full time work is nearly impossible to find and when you are working 20 or so hours even if the pay is decent it's still hard for it to amount to much. At the same time the skyrocketing prices of everything make it very hard for people to make a future for themselves and "get ahead" which causes a very stressful national zeitgeist where people don't really care about what really matters and grope for escape in television, video games, social media and drugs.
https://www.facebook.com/humansofnewyork/photos/a.102107073196735.4429.102099916530784/1009839032423530/?type=1&fref=nfThis brief article stuck me, I see his grey hair and imagine how stressful and painful his life must be. But humans are good at suffering so he keeps plugging. I guess I'm too big headed for wanting more glory out of life.
Video games are extremely popular with younger people and may pose a great danger for our future. Or at least they are a terrifying mirror to the condition of our society as their popularity is largely due to them being one of the few places where the masses of people actually feel like they are achieving something and being successful.