Mattius, I strongly disagree with you. As a whole, I think the younger generation is one of the worst to ever walk the earth, especially in America. The attitude of entitlement, apathy, and laziness runs rampant through teens and young adults. Since birth, this generation has been inundated with the get rich quick mindset and the mass marketing of the corporate machine.
However, I think that the internet and media glut has also allowed the forward thinking and innovative minds of our generation to be far more influential than those in the past. Grass roots movements are able to quickly mobilize and disseminate over vast distances far more easily than in the past. Because of this, I think our generation will be able to affect positive change in society.
I do not think our generation is in any way better or more enlightened than the ones before us. In many ways, I think we are worse. We have really had no great crisis, and we do not know the meaning or the benefits of hard work. I think we just have greater tools for informing the masses and influencing others as to the perils of our current way of life. This is why we will create a better tomorrow. It is foolish to discredit the generations before us. They fought the wars, built the cities, and paved the way for us to be in the state we are today.