I agree — I think the Millenials will skip over the Heroic behavior and fulfill the role of an Artistic generation.
In the Millennials' defense, though, the Class of 1930 or 1933 came of age in a very bleak time, slogged through a decade of troubles, and then became part of that "Greatest" or "GI Generation."
A truly heroic challenge can help produce a heroic generation, though I wouldn't bet on it this time.
“Artistic generation.”
Except we ain’t seeing much art from these lamebrains.