Comment by palata

> social media is now about driving engagement with people who pay these companies to get eyeballs

That's what it is, but that's not how teenagers perceive it, I think.

I see it like this: if all your friends watch the news everyday and spend a lot of time talking about it, you will end up watching the news as well. To connect.

If all your friends watch a lot of sport and meet for that, you may well end up learning to enjoy sport as well.

If all your friends know the trends on TikTok and talk about it...