It's all relative. If you got "the crap beat out of you" for misbehaving, it must mean you misbehaved. And in all liklihood, you probably did it more than once. We just like to perceive ourselves as better and more respectful than this generation because we're viewing from a slightly more mature outlook. The only thing that truly sucks about the new generation is the music. It's even worse than the 80s, and that, to me, is hard to top.