As we grow older we develop a viewpoint that "youngsters today" are not as good as they used to be.
I think we do this for 2 reasons.
1. Our aging memories don't recall or realise just how awful we were when we were young.
2. Our subconscious envy of their youth and health requires us to develop a balancing factor to make us feel superior. We tell ourselves that we are wiser, work harder and grew up in a much harder environment.
I am sure the middle aged of WW2 thought their kids were wasters. Those kids went on to walk on the moon, connect the world with computers and make massive leaps in medicine and science.
I was an arrogant, lazy, little sh!t as a teen. I'm now an arrogant, lazy, overweight sh!t.
1980s kids are different to 2010 kids. Not better or worse. Just different.