I disagree. I think a lot of children see their parents commute 30-60 minutes both ways to a job they don't really like for 40 years, have few hobbies and life outside of work, see the massive damage corporations have inflicted on this planet, and see the massively corrupt government and think that there is no winning no matter how you slice it. I think the anxiety stems from having to be part of a system that they don't really want any part of, but ultimately don't seem to have any power to change.
Hell, I'm 26 and see/think this. It's definitely one of the major reasons I never want to have kids, too. I fear for the future of the students I'm teaching, especially coming from a rural area that's fairly anti-intellectual...