> Kids don't have a shared cultural experience like I did.

You observe correctly but the conclusion is incorrect. You fail to take into account that year-, location- and interest-based cohorts of kids tend to follow the same influencers, and thereby consume the same content.

The problem for outside observers is that without the platform's data we cannot identify the cohorts and thereby cannot distinguish between the groups.

This logic follows a set-based approach to social media analytics called social set analysis pioneered by a research group at which I later did my PhD.