Just because it's the hallmark of our era doesn't mean youthful rebellion is axiomatic.
I’m not cynical. I’m bitter.
What makes a cynic a cynic? IMO, he refuses to let good things be possible. If he comes into contact with something that seems “good,” it must be a public relations ploy, or it must be “Donna Reed” or “June Cleaver” (either name spoken with zingy pejoration in lieu of an explanation), or somebody must have done it for the money, or “let us not forget, it’s also history’s foremost cause of wars and burnings at the stake”, or it’s something to endure until we can “get back to reality.”