Every generation has it's own problems. I am sure Millennials think they had it bad until you realized Silent Generation had WWII, Boomers had Vietnam, Gen X had Iraq, it goes on and on. And yes, there is certainly a problem with society in general that has allowed for the rise of rampant consumerism following the 1950's and hasn't stopped. Millennial's didn't get lied to, they decided to act like their parents and not care about fighting a system that doesn't care about them. Then they had children that care even less.