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New study suggests kids are now experiencing social pressures to buy in-game items
(patrickklepek.substack.com)
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2024
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I think the one huge difference is that things are much more public and permanent than in the past. And sometimes people don't realize the consequences of what they share until it is far too late. Long time ago stupid things stayed in people's memories and now it can be digitized for record keeping. And social media makes it seem like somethings follow you home when in the past problems might just be at school, but now the issues and attention can continue online.
For sure, as I outlined social media is a completely different beast and one I do not permit my son to interact with and will hold out for as long as is reasonable.