Monet--you're still hip, but this generation of kids has been raised and sheltered by parents who demand everything for them, and so they have a sense of entitlement that may not be deserved. Their relationships with their friends are online and they communicate in "text lingo" in all forums--forgetting that others were not raised the same way. They expect us to adjust to them, and not vice versa.
I've done some research and I, too, am worried that this generation will be incapable of making decisions for themselves. I see that when the going gets tough, they give up and find something else to do with their time that they consider "more valuable". At the same time, I see them doing lots of great things which makes me feel better and they seem to place academics and jobs as a priority at school--although they usually do things differently that I would.
Ok...this is a major derailment! :O) But the point is--its not you.