I mean it's pretty generalised; all but two of my closest friends (out of 10) are working professionals and one is a private contractor who makes more than I do. The aims have changed for many people; getting on the property ladder isn't seen as the immediate need that it once was, likewise marriage and children. Of that circle I mentioned, only three of us have children and only two of us are married. Being married, owning a house, going to university, these things don't validate you as a person like they once did, I'd say society is far more accepting of different attitudes than it once was and that's reflected in the housing and jobs market. Technology has also changed things massively, it's made the world a lot smaller and therefore a lot easier to make money out of. There are people on Youtube who talk for ten minutes about nothing in particular and they make millions.
The needs and wants of society shift as time goes by, what applies to one generation doesn't necessarily apply to another. The generation of my daughter will be better than mine, technologically, scientifically and almost certainly spiritually. Everything will be easier for them and that's exactly what I want for her.