if I understand you correctly, there are two primary issues you're bringing up:

1. media covers RMS more than other FS speakers, and highlights aspects of his speech that he's not so much of an expert on

2. younger people would likely know better about their own obstacles in the path to free software

I think you'd agree that 1. is not RMS's fault. it's good for the movement when what he speaks about free software is published without distortion, uncommon as that is, but, I mean, you linked to a report that seemingly expresses surprise or disappointment that he didn't mention "open source" not even once. what else are they twisting, highlighting or omitting to advance whatever agenda they're trying to advance? (evidently it's not the free software agenda)

as for 2., yeah, absolutely, let's listen to them, but also let's keep in mind that fish's perception of the water all around them is quite different from that of someone who's outside the water, and sometimes it takes distance to see objectively something that those directly involved can't see, or can't identify as a problem. someone who spoke a number of times at free software conferences in her early teens went through massive and hurtful peer pressure towards her later teens. I'm pretty sure her opinion on the matter is not much different. other teens and grownups, subjected to such intense peer pressure and having their perceptions distorted by it, fail to notice it. let's listen to both!