It is something more than that. The generation I live in is riddled with air-heads and ignorance. However, that is only the majority. New sub-cultures have been growing. Ones that haven't been raped by cool-hunters.
Many teenagers are interested in political activism.
No, not anarchy, but genuine concern for the world we live in. Punkism and glam rock was once unique. Now pop icons like Brittany Spears and N'SYNC have taken that edge and pop-culturized it, leaving the people who authentically feel that way in a world they detest. The problem with cool-hunting is the fact that teenagers have to rebel. Its a rite of passage.