I guess the difference between addictive tech like social media and stuff like alcohol is the scale.

Alcohol is more a problem of an individual and its nearest people.

Big tech is a threat to democracy and the cohesion of society.

The addictive design of platforms, software and algorithms should be adressed, not the users age.

And the tech companies should be made responsible to design more healthy platforms, etc.

The problem is the design of tech, not the people using it.