It's not about cohorts, it's about being human. Humans as they age tend to get more frightened and don't like change. Not all humans, but most.

It's one reason I understand the dreadful necessity for death, younger people are more likely to make and adopt change.

now I think it was likely an aberration for millennials

I don't think it was the 3-4 apps, left wing progressives continued to one up themselves to the point they became annoying af, it's like many of them have that autistic need to virtue signal to show they are better than everyone else, more caring, more inclusive, etcetc, until the point it got ridiculous

https://youtu.be/0lcYP_zOOXg?t=181