I wouldn't blame the internet, it's a place of opportunities if you know where to look. Younger people usually don't know where they want to go in life, because they don't want to be stuck doing a job they're going to hate for the rest of their lives.
My motto would be just go with flow, nowadays you can make money or career out of anything really.
True. Internet can free you and enslave you, like everything else for that matter.