It is the job of every generation to complain that the younger generations are inferior, or headed for destruction, or whatever the latest cause célèbre is. Even in the lifetimes of those reading this blog, it’s easy to point to the mass hysteria surrounding rock and roll, then heavy metal, then rap, then video games, as examples of one generation making mindless accusations about another.
In the audio world this is just as common, it’s ongoing, and Harman has released a study that shows that the old people need to shut the hell up (I’m paraphrasing).