I really think I was lucky growing up. As a teenager I didn't have the internet messing with my brain, all the social media garbage that gives kids such a hard time. Even now I don't tweet, facebook or anything like that. My daughter tells me she has 300 friends - aye right. 300 people who liked your facebook page aren't friends.
I have 5 friends. Actual, real people whom I meet, socialise with, talk with, share experiences with and we understand each other very well as people. Someone who clicks a button because they approve of a picture I upload to the internet isn't a friend.
I remember Channel 4 starting. I remember buying a can of juice from a vending machine for 33p. I remember Sky starting (which was just awesome in the early 90s, going from 4 to 20 channels overnight.) I had a paper round - or, more precisely, I remember when people bought newspapers and cared enough for them to be delivered. I remember betamax making way for VHS, and visiting a video store to rent a movie for the night.
I remember kids TV which was a shared experience, each day after school and saturday mornings. Now? Cooking shows wall to wall, and the kids can switch over to the bespoke american cartoon channel. It all encourages families to split in to separate rooms and watch their own shows. Socialising with each other? Forget it!