I don’t think this generation is any different or lazier. The deck has just been changed and for whatever reason the system does not work for many young people these days.
When I grew up, my parents bought a home working normal hours as a taxi driver and waitress. And we could afford 2 cars and nice vacations. Camp upstate for the entire summer for the kids. I was able to buy my own home at 23 after 1 year at an entry level office job without a day of overtime. Today’s young people think I was dreaming when I tell them this.
Today the same lifestyle for young people is affordable mostly to the generational rich (including family connections to get certain jobs), those willing to risk their body or people with rare talents doing jobs like software engineering.
If you are an average young worker doing something that isn’t likely to break your back by 45, you are barely staying afloat these days. They see billionaires getting richer and all costs rising while salaries remain stagnant.
Revolution and collapse is 100% inevitable if enough working people can’t afford a home and food by playing by the rules
You should explain to them about inflation due to government handouts that inflate the money supply but are provided without a concomitant effort at producing something.
Point them to an early 40-50s Econ 101 text. Or Walter Williams or Thomas Sowell.