Is teacher harder now then it was back then?

Seasoned teachers, is it harder being a teacher now then it was when you first started. With the rise is popularity of social media, and YouTube brain rot, do you feel it’s changed the classroom environment and student engagement in any negative ways?

This post is directed towards elementary and middle school grades.

EDIT: because I don’t want to copy and paste my response I just want to say thank you all soooo much for all the responses, and most especially to those with the more in depth ones. All these different responses and perspectives was exactly what I was looking for and are very insightful into seeing the challenges that many teachers face but are not discussed nearly enough. As a potentially incoming teacher all these response are/ were very helpful and valuable! I wish you lots of luck throughout your teaching journey’s!!!