I think some of this is due to the last 3-4 generations having grown up in prosperous times.
I've seen that the adults who grew up poor at some point in their lives have far more initiative than the spoiled kids of today.
My parents were both children of the Great Depression and put the fear of God into me that it could, and might, happen again. As such, I've probably been much more careful than I would have been had my parents just given me everything I wanted.
So, I have a different work ethic than most people.
We have no idea how good we have it.
Glen Austin