We are definitely products of our environment. Even the strongest individuals can't help but be influenced by the environment we are in.
And yes, I see a lot of entitlement attitudes these days, which makes me sound old LOL, but I really don't think I had any entitlement growing up during the breakup of the Soviet Union... 1991 I was still in high school.
I must be ancient!
Hard times tend to reduce the amount of entitlement. I think there is a reality in adversity that makes people a bit more pragmatic.