It is easy to live a life of procrastination and engaging with things that is fun without thinking about the consequences of our actions. I don't know if this problem is inherited from our environment or it is how easily we allow this bad habits to get through us. Discipline seems like a heavy punishment on us in this our generation even when we know the magnificent benefit it comes with.
I think it is a bit of both. It is just that in the past, we didn't have as many ways to avoid doing the work we need to survive. Today, survival is easier - we can just buy what we need and that means we can also buy not having to do anything at all with our time. A lot of people scrolling social media, when they could be learning something useful.