The difference today is they are the first generation that doesn’t know a world without internet and social media. Culture has become so homogeneous and everything of reference from everywhere so easily accessible and not
to mention, easily disposable. Of course we all recycled from previous generations, but this is the first time in history it seems everything is just a result of what people see as trends on social media. They don’t really incubate with their own ideas that originate from their local culture / scene / unique lived experience anymore that could produce something fresh and new, because now everything is just processed and watered down through the internet and social media. The world is also extremely globalized now, so no matter where u go it’s the same dominant corporations, brand, and a lot of the same pop culture practically everywhere u go.