The pervasiveness of information is both good and bad. I remember a quote from Chuck Yeager in book "The Right Stuff" where he said that while he grew up in a fairly rural area of West Virginia, that he did not realize he was poor until he left for the military and saw the broader world. Now with the pervasiveness of media and information we see the top 1% of the 1% and are given the impression that if you are not living that life/lifestyle (often even faked by the presenter) that you are failing.
I disagree on some levels. Social media does let people be "mean" behind a keyboard, so that does exist more so than before, but in schools and in today's environment we have SO much more anti-bullying, inclusion, accept all people, stand up speak out, type of training and messaging in the culture than when we were growing up.
This is really good in many ways, but I think it also led to an often over sensitive "Micro Aggression" mindset where everything not covered in sugar and cotton candy, or that was something a person did not like, was to be viewed as bad and hurtful.
So in some instances, instead of teaching people to be strong and stand up for themselves it also sometimes led them down a path of being hyper sensitive. Combined with pervasive media, or even selective media chosen by individuals, it could reinforce these perceptions.