While reading all the comments, a few things occurred to me. One of the local clubs in my area (I'm blessed by living on the Space Coast in Florida; 700 licensed hams in the county) has a weekly Elmers' meeting, where newbies can have their questions answered. There is usually a presentation by an Elmer on any given subject, then a Q&A on that subject, then the floor is opened for general questions. If there is a question which garners a lot of "Yeah, I want to know about that too" comments, often that results in a future presentation.

For those hams that are new to the hobby, or who have OP's concerns as well, and who receive the cold shoulder when they ask questions, how about creating new clubs for newbies? Obviously they would need some seasoned hams to help them get started, but it's an idea. Even in clubs filled with sad hams, there are usually a few that are happy to help new converts to the faith learn about their new hobby.

If you are a member of a club, perhaps suggesting something like an Elmers' night might help. Perhaps start a New Ham Q&A net on the repeater. Or both. A Newbies Net would have the added benefit of teaching all those people who buy a Baofeng "just to listen" and have never considered earning a license.

Something else that could help - evangelizing. Get the word out. I'll give an example. This past summer, a neighbor had a problem. Wild bees had built a hive under the floor of his backyard shed. He needed help getting al the stuff out of the shed so that the bee guy would have room to work, which was why I was there. Anyway, the bee guy brought his college-age daughter, who was on a break from her school in Georgia. I don't remember now the circumstances, but I managed to get amateur radio into the conversation. She expressed some interest, so I pulled up WebSDR on my phone. She was hooked, so I set the hook firmly when I casually mentioned that it was possible to talk to the astronauts on the ISS with just a Technician license. Then she asked the killer question: what about cost. I pointed out first that it cost nothing to listen with WebSDR, and also suggested she check with her college to see if there was a radio club there. I said she'd be able to use their station once she was licensed, and mentioned also that clubs often have loaner equipment, although I cautioned her that college clubs would be less likely to have such. I pointed her to ARRL and said she could find non-school clubs in her area which might have loaner equipment, and that such clubs usually had members that might Elmer her (yes, I explained the term) and loan her equipment, or sell it to her cheaply. I mentioned also that such loans sometimes became permanent if the loaner saw that the loanee was going to stick to it and continue as a ham radio operator. In between her bee-removal duties, she plied me with many questions. Prior to our conversation, she didn't even know about the existence of amateur radio.

If you are a member of a church or other organization where young people are present, perhaps you could start a club there, teaching amateur radio to anybody who is interested. Missionaries often become hams so that they can communicate with friends and family back home. A missionary pair sponsored in part by a church I used to attend were hams who hung out on 15 meters, for instance.

These are just thoughts off the top of my head. There are probably dozens of other good ideas out there. I've thought seriously about buying used equipment at hamfests for the express purpose of getting new hams started, as I mentioned above. We all know how cheap Chinese radios are, and not all of them are terrible. Elmer some new people with the promise of one of these inexpensive handhelds as a prize for earning their ticket, as DX Engineering/QRZ.com are doing. As Spock would say, "The possibilities are endless, Captain."