That darn Mike McConnell, he just dispels all the myths of how bad it is today for the younger generation.
Just went on a rant about how the younger generation just complains about how bad it is with the environment, expenses, jobs, everything. Of course the media just plays along, no one ever reminds people that today, the air, water, everything is cleaner than it's ever been. In the 70's, after a few decades of industrialization and smoke stacks were common, smart leaders came up with the EPA and it's been working hard to keep things as safe as possible.
Food is so much more plentiful now, hence the obesity problem. Clothes are so cheap to manufacture and buy that saving cloths are a thing of the past. We live in a pretty disposable society because we can produce things so much cheaper and they are not made to last forever, nor do most things need to.
You know how I know things are pretty good now, drive by a factory in your area, maybe even one that you know that the wages are not that great. Cars / vehicles look pretty good, eh? Not too long ago, you'd drive by a factory and it was cars that were 10-20 years old, rustbuckets, in poor condition.