They literally do not understand that climate control is a luxury, because they take it for granted
When I was a kid we had to walk to school, barefoot, in the snow, uphill both ways! And we still never complained about it. Have you ever heard anyone talk like this, about how awful kids today are and how great they used to be? I have found that this is 100% true across all generations, and the older folks always crap all over the younger folks. When I become an old man, I’m sure I will be no different. In fact I am already seeing glimpses of it in my attitude and my actions. I heard my friend’s son complain about how hot it was inside, and the thermostat read 76 degrees. I told the kid it wasn’t hot, it was 76, and he scoffed at me, saying that the thermostat should never be set higher than 72 degrees. I almost smacked the kid, who has never paid a utility bill in his life, nor has he known more than a few minutes without having climate control. Kids like that have air conditioning at home, at school, while shopping, and in the transportation between it all. They literally do not understand that climate control is a luxury, because they take it for granted. If I had the opportunity to do so I would show the kid some tough love and remove the air conditioning system entirely for a few weeks. If not the whole thing, then at least a key HVAC component that would make the system inoperable. Give him a few weeks without any A/C and see if he changes his tune!