Absolutely. I totally agree with your entire article. There seems to be some kind of 'war' going on between generations - I keep hearing not just that we should clear our stuff out so as to save them some trouble, but also that, if we live in a house 'they' think is too big for us, we should give it up for a younger generation.
The only thing I can see in many of that age(ish) is a growing self-obsession so the rest of us really should be making things easier for them. I keep hearing shades of this and it's actually a bit worrying.