I think it's worth considering that we've already had a generation or two that have grown up with social media being pretty much ubiquitous. I'm in my early 30s

I think it's worth considering that we've already had a generation or two that have grown up with social media being pretty much ubiquitous. I'm in my early 30s (male) and was on myspace by age 14. Has social media contributed negatively to my mental health over the years? Probably. It's not something I think anyone views without a modicum of anxiety, but I have no frame of reference to compare the alternative to. I wonder though, assuming this isn't new just because it's not something that was previously not measured: If there's been a more recent and drastic decline in mental health due to it in young girls due to social media, is it the general concept that's the problem, or the current implementation?