Yup, nailed it. Before I retired a while back, I interviewed prospective employees for open positions. Just one example of many, a young gal fresh out of college demanding I offer her more money for a starter position. She wanted some $30G more than the position offered. Argued with me as I nudged her out of the door. Another guy, in his fifties, was very pleasant as he offered to do whatever it took and would take anything. I hired the old guy, and he worked great. Too many spoiled young people expecting more than what they're worth.
I don’t completely blame those that have been spoiled. Somebody had to spoil these young people - and that is where most of the blame lies.
I tend to think the advent of the student loan system has coincided with this phenomenon.
Want to amaze a college student? Tell him student loans haven’t always existed. That’s right, we were fine for almost 200 years without them. Smaller programs existed during the space race starting in 1958, but Sally Mae didn’t start until 1972.
And for some reason, if nobody asks you any hard questions about repayment, you begin to believe that its not an issue...and eventually students think there is an implicit guarantee that completing a 4 year degree on leftists studies 101 equals a good job and a middle class lifestyle for the rest of their lives.
And the program has expanded rapidly in recent years...as have unrealistic salary expectations.
And its not just the loan program. People’s tv sets are full of class warfare politicians and slanted entertainment - leading many to believe they ‘deserve’ a middle class lifestyle.