I disagree with the general idea that it's worse to be young now as opposed to being young in the 90's. The truth is that some things are better, some things worse, and it depends on your personality as to whether these times are better or worse for you (compared to other times).

For example, I was a teenager in the 90's, very nerdy and unconfident - I remember gangs of youths that roamed about my hometown, looking for trouble. It was very common to encounter gangs hanging around every newsagents in my quiet hometown in England. That does not happen now - the youths of today are at home, getting their frustrations out by griefing players in FPS games. I'm glad about that, it makes the outside world a bit safer for nerds like me who hate violence and intimidation.

This is just one example of many I could go into. The world is getting better in general, don't believe the doom-laden news.