I am a guy but I was in middle school when FB first became popular (around the time of the recession).
I was definetly quite lucky that my dad worked in the tech industry as well and was a bit of a luddite around social media (locked down accounts and parental controls) while also maintaining a non-social media related friend group (swim team, tennis, debate, hiking, boxing). By the time I was old enough to learn how to bypass these (around 12-13) I feel I was a bit more mature and able to handle the kinds of pressures on social media.
But then again, my parents were also pretty pro-active in my life, so maybe issues caused by social media are due to lack of parental involvement leading to parents using FB/YT/IG/TikTok as a substitute for parenting.
I was definetly quite lucky that my dad worked in the tech industry as well and was a bit of a luddite around social media (locked down accounts and parental controls) while also maintaining a non-social media related friend group (swim team, tennis, debate, hiking, boxing). By the time I was old enough to learn how to bypass these (around 12-13) I feel I was a bit more mature and able to handle the kinds of pressures on social media.
But then again, my parents were also pretty pro-active in my life, so maybe issues caused by social media are due to lack of parental involvement leading to parents using FB/YT/IG/TikTok as a substitute for parenting.