Like we did the members of the young generations dreams of an easy job which will make them rich in no time (who of you hasn't thought about that in his/her youth?).
A key difference in my opinion is the availabilty, or more precisely the overflow of information. When I grew up in the 1980s we got our information from a library - if it had the right books. Today they use the always available internet and are flooded with a plethora of information, and for every bit of information there will be dozens of other pieces of information, saying different things. This means that a key skill for young people today is the ability to filter information, which requires a lot of effort. In my line of work I still see a lot of young people who are capable of that, and they still have great ideas and do their job properly, so I simply refuse to point my finger at "the Youth" in general.
However, even the people I mentioned already know that -unlike my generation- they will never earn enough money to achieve the same level as their parents. A single income family these days isn't able to raise kids AND purchase a home without falling significantly behind those who don't raise kids. For a long time (not just the last couple of years) inflation has been higher than pay rises, so effectively they have less spare money than we did. And especially the smart ones get this very early in their lives. So, why should they put all possible effort into wage slaving, when they can pay for their needs with a 20-hours-per-week job and enjoy more free time?
A quote from Kapitan: "many of the younger generation feel that a simple job like working in retail or hospitality is beneath them"
While I agree with this in general I must also add that the same goes for any other generation as well. Simple jobs are beneath most people these days, and those who work a simple job are being looked down to by most others, not just the younger generation.
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