I am not surprised by your comment. “So what” has been the mantra of today Generation X, Y (i.e. those born after 1978)
This is not a furry issue but a culture and social problem as many young people turn inward to their peer group. From my schooldays, I have a keen interest in Sociology and philosophy. Not only I like both furry and anime fandoms both are giving me a front row seat of problematic issue with today’s youth.
It started with online poll of youth over the best artist music of the 20th century. I was miffed the it seem the responses stopped no older than Nirvana, no Jimmy Hendrix, Frank Sinatra, Benny Goodman or Robert Johnson. I see the same in the both furry and anime fandoms: a willful ignorance of history.

The answerer came by CSPAN of a speech Mark Bauerlein of the book The Dumbest Generation, How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans. The digital culture is not opening up the young to a new would but closing their mind and off from the adult world.

Mark Bauerlein explains the issue better than I can.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzNkW2eyR-I

It is one thing I notice about furry fandom: as goes society, so goes furry fandom

If you can’t give a convincing reason why new fans should care, and don’t care much about what they find interesting, then you should not be surprised when they do not pay much attention.

Bear in mind that the vast majority of furry fans are here for the art and the community – and in particular they may not be that interested in older works and artists/writers. Indeed, many of those who were revered back then now look distinctly dated.

That does not mean older fans are irrelevant. But fandoms do change, and you may find that what you liked about furry is now only appreciated by a portion of new members of the fandom.