No need to restrict this to generations; I think there always has been a core crowd out there who are outraged, shocked, offended, etc. for various reasons. Bartweiss's HN comment where he compared these type of Youtube hosts with morning radio shock jocks (which really had their peak in the 1980s and 1990s) rings true to me; there was plenty of controversy and public outrages etc. during those times when one of them "went too far".
(Besides, I think that the "outraged" crowd often shoots themselves in the foot. If the content is not terribly out of taste, then the controversial content often get an added allure that may make it more popular. This was even true in much older times, books that were "banned in Boston" in the early 20th century often became more popular as a result...)
(Besides, I think that the "outraged" crowd often shoots themselves in the foot. If the content is not terribly out of taste, then the controversial content often get an added allure that may make it more popular. This was even true in much older times, books that were "banned in Boston" in the early 20th century often became more popular as a result...)