I would argue that Xers, Millennials, Zoomers, and Alphas are collectively making the world a better place, with each passing year. I don't think society's ills are the primary fault of one particular generation...nor will one particular generation be our collective salvation.

As a fellow Millennial, I do agree with your praise of our generation. I'd invite you to check out my recent review of Anne Helen Petersen's book, "Can't Even," which chronicles the evolution of Gen Y:

https://medium.com/from-the-library/book-review-cant-even-by-anne-helen-petersen-f64f179a813e

I also recently outlined a handy overview of America's eight main identified generations:

https://medium.com/indian-thoughts/summarizing-americas-eight-generations-65f97d05aef6