Leadfingers - that's a very sorry state of affairs - summarised even more brutally, it says:
"We'd rather play than listen"
That's not going encourage anyone's musical progress, if it's true. Think of any number of Jazz musicians (especially) who, when interviewed about their lives, spend a lot of time telling you who they listened to when they were younger.

As for those kids and their 'old farts' implication, I did the Irish music craze thing in the 70's, it's old hat. I'm far more encouraged by young musicians in England who are passionate about continuing the revival and recognition of English music.

On an only slightly different branch of the topic:
I was amazed a couple of weeks ago when taking part in the last ever official dance out with Angel Morris at Barnes Fair (big "village" on outskirts of West London) and we attracted the genuine interest various teenage girls, one of whom was overheard to remark that morris dancing was 'cool'. Had we been thirty years younger this might have been more credible...
Angel Morris are giving up because we're getting too old, too unfit and there aren't enough younger recruits.

Maybe there's some hope for the future after all.

Anahata