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I didn't read the OP as it is irrelevant to my post here. I'm replying directly to your thread title:

"A theory for why this generation is off to a slow start"

There is nothing uncommon about the first half-a-year of this generation whatsoever. Rather, there are many people who are early adopters for the first time and they think there's something amiss when there really, really isn't.