The generation that brought you the Hippie generation struggled hard for what they had. They wanted more for us. I would say that they willingly over gave to the next generation except that the destructive entitlement idea was the venom that FDR and his ilk injected into the American system of government. Yes, we are reaping the damage he started.
I would add that it’s not all the hippies that are the problem, just the ones that never grew up and got a life. The old hippies are just the most visible.
I agree that most Americans have just had it too easy since the Second World War and many have come to believe they are entitled to this or that. Many have become spoiled brats, or worse, but are not and never have been hippies.