The article seems focused on eating disorders and other mental health problems related to one’s view of one’s body in relation to others, so I’m not sure this is something that was said before about video games and D&D, but you are right about TV.
I think the biggest difference is with TV, while a teenager would still be exposed to other teenagers with a body image that could make them feel bad about their own, it would still be within the context of fiction and at lest some kids could write it off as “those are stars” or “that’s fake”. In social medial, the new stars are influencers who otherwise seem like normal people so I feel the pressure to try and look like someone else is higher.
I think the biggest difference is with TV, while a teenager would still be exposed to other teenagers with a body image that could make them feel bad about their own, it would still be within the context of fiction and at lest some kids could write it off as “those are stars” or “that’s fake”. In social medial, the new stars are influencers who otherwise seem like normal people so I feel the pressure to try and look like someone else is higher.