“And all posters to this thread have bought into it. WHY?”
Life experiences that back it all up.
There were many times, almost everywhere, when men did NOT marry until they were settled, so they were older than the women they married.
Though there have ALWAYS been "loose girls/women", that was NOT the norm.
And EVERYONE has never been married, no matter what era one cares to talk about!
The "leaders" of the HIPPY crap were, all but one, RED DIAPER BABIES/stinking commies! And it was the Commie desire to wreck America/American culture and traditions, via getting rid of people dressing well, having good manners, religious beliefs, FAMILY, and all traditions. This went onto full swing in the mid 1960s and the seeds of this, sown back then, have brought us to where we are today!
Don't blame schools for all of it; BLAME THE BAD PARENTS!
There really are very good Gen Zers and yes, Millennials too, out there. Kids and adults who have jobs, want to get married and have children/are married and have children, and who are NOTHING at all like the bad ones being talked about constantly.