It is just that these kids are so boring, that they can't think creatively for themselves.

The problem is that there is a powerful entertainment industry actively promoting the idea that all entertainment is a form of consumption, and that do-it-yourself is necessarily second rate. If kids aspire to do anything at all, all too often it is merely to emulate the commercial packaged products.

This s utterly pervasive in our society, everything from clothes to food to houses to weddings to leisure activities, people live on a public stage where they are constantly monitored (and monitor each other) and checked for conformance with the consumerist ideal. Any deviation is merely failure to keep up, you are sad.

Sad adults (i.e. us) form mutual support groups and can defend their psyches- deviant kids are bullied and helpless. They often end up pretending to follow the crowd just for peace and quiet.