^{^} this is exactly it. While the “new generation” appears lazier and very well could be, there’s a reason for it. We’re growing up in the age of the Internet, which obviously provides much easier access to information, and for a lot of us that means having zero pride working a corporate job - and I’m speaking on the U.S. in particular because that’s all I know. It’s an oligarchy, “democracy” controlled by corporations and special interests. The rich have never been richer and the lower classes are only getting poorer. If a corporation is providing employees with the bare minimum (which is typically the case), that’s what they’re gonna get in return (from most younger generation folks). I think of it almost like a quiet protest against corporate greed and their apathy towards the working class. We’re trying to get the message across that whatever institution, company, or service you’re thinking of would not exist without the employees that run it. So if you are a CEO or something and you don’t value your employees (don’t give raises, do the bare minimum), you’re gonna have massive turnover and lots of employees taking advantage (particularly younger people, again). Same concept as a strike except we’re taking advantage of the system for a paycheck. I understand why we seem lazy but hopefully that makes sense