The first generation to watch a lot of TV went on to exhibit many (then) unique social and individual pathological problems. There were similarities to previous

The first generation to watch a lot of TV went on to exhibit many (then) unique social and individual pathological problems. There were similarities to previous waves: Radio, Novels, and Newspapers all had people decrying the destruction of humanity and civilization because of the dangerous new trends. Bonus points for every wave's denouncers having to ignore all the details like "what are they reading" in order to tar an entire economic sector with the same brush. Seems to be a requirement for the form. Is playing a puzzle game with a group the same "social media" as mindlessly staring at a tiktok stream for the same time period? Was reading a daily newspaper for the stock prices the same as "being informed" of the 1860's equivalents of Bat Boy and Aliens Ate My Husband?