Well, I do not imagine all those young men and women who pine for socialism are entitled snot-nosed brats, Logical1. Certainly, those here who pine for socialism seem to work very hard.
But let us discuss a few things that make people talking about socialism a bit more digestible. First, the American University system is decidedly left-wing, with a few notable exceptions (i.e., the Chicago School of Economics, Hillsdale College, Stanford's Hoover Institute). So they are constantly inundated with a romantic notion of what socialism represents. And then of course there are people who constantly elide what socialism means, stating that any public institution paid for with taxpayer money represents socialism (roads, police departments, etc.) to try and muddy the waters.
Second, the students graduating now have no memory of the Cold War, and indeed, many were born after the fall of the Soviet Union and after China turned from socialism to state-sponsored capitalism. So, short of Venezuela, they have no conception of what the state taking over and directing a nation's economy can really result in.
Finally must be remembered that most of those young men and women (though not all) struggle with something that many older members here never had to struggle with: Massive student loan debt. Many young men and women were sold a bill of goods by their parents, society in general and certainly our education system constantly telling them how necessary a degree from an institute of higher learning is to compete in the global economy. And in some cases it is, certainly in the STEM fields. But having, say, $200,000.00 in student loan debt for your Masters in Music Theory from Juilliard may not be as wise an investment because there may not be nearly as high a demand for Music Theory Masters.
All this can help explain a generational shift towards socialism.
