This is all a very selective lens, I'd say the younger generations now are better informed, more empathetic and curious. I don't blame them for "being glued" to their devices, they have the option to have friends and collaborators the world over, it's a more interesting life to be younger now than in any previous generation, notwithstanding the political and socioeconomic pressures (but I guess all generations have/had their demons to slay).