They are.

I couldn't believe that this teenager nearly knocked down a elderly lady just to beat her on the bus.....

Part of this could be Old Person Syndrome but it seems to me that many younger people today seem to think they deserve preferential treatment. There is a sense of entitlement and hostility in many.

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I agree; it's not just you. There is less respect for themselves and for others. There are exceptions, of course, but they receive very selfish messages growing up in our culture.

Not just you