…but I think it also needs to be pointed out that people like to wax nostalgic about the past. I’m not necessarily convinced that today’s kids are worse than those of two generations ago.
That’s true. Before the Holocaust thousands of young Jews abandoned Yiddishkeit for Socialim, Communism, and Zionism.
People make themselves unhappy by thinking that it’s always better out there, whether it’s marriage or Yiddishkeit, but it’s not a new phenomenon.
On the other hand, people today are used to getting whatever they feel is a necessesity, even if it’s not and they can’t afford it, whether it’s material goods (with the swipe of a credit card) or a better marraige.