Society:
Xbox360
MTV Cribs
Paris Hilton
Britney Spears
Meaningless War

No, its not so much that society itself teaches kids to be worthless, its usually because their parents are neck deep in it too, with their 3 mortgages, 3 cars, 6 digit income, in debt, barely plugging along in their cookie cutter suburban sprawl house.

When society raises your child, you get what you see on MTV. A bunch of whiney kids who have never worked a day in their life. Hand them a shovel and they'll look at you like you've got green skin.