Teenagers having the idea reinforced through social media that being different is bad, is bad. Left to their own devices, that is the default social order that children create.
Merely existing on the playground, on the field, or in the cafeteria in the 80s and 90s reinforced the idea that being different was bad.
How is this unique to post-2012? At least Instagram doesn't hold you up against a chain-link fence while TikTok punches you in the gut for being different.
> less cultural cohesion due to hyper diversity in memes resulting in fewer shared experiences
My take is it’s a bunch of people who are out of touch with the youth assuming that the youth feel out of touch with each other.
"Social media" accelerates unmoderated interaction with other irresponsible people, which, generally speaking, is not healthy for teenagers.
Other irresponsible people means their peers right? Like teens talking to teens without adult supervision?