> This is my biggest fear with the current rise of progressive/socialist interest among young people. All they can see is the free stuff being promised

No. Nobody wants "free stuff." I see this all the time and all I can think is the right-wing media has really succeeded on this point. Are you also afraid of people who want "free roads" and "free police" and "free K-12 education"? What we want is for services like healthcare and education to be provided by the government, as it's clear the market cannot supply those needs in a way that serves everyone.