There are many more young hams and much more experimentation and digital interests than many realize. They just aren't ARRL members, don't go to club meetings,

There are many more young hams and much more experimentation and digital interests than many realize. They just aren't ARRL members, don't go to club meetings, etc. They are active on discord. But there's plenty of new blood and hacker-types - they just don't do the contests and nets and other 'classic' ham radio stuff. The curmudgeons are a minority, but a very vocal one.