The problem is not even social media itself, but the fact that profit-driven ANYTHING cares more about money than its own consumers. Quite frankly, what should be happening is to see some of these people changing to better alternatives, like Mastodon and Lemmy.
Finally, I do not believe this will remain only for the 16- age group. I am aware this is extreme speculation, but this may eventually roll out to some “dangerous” adults, then union workers (again, “dangerous), then women, then everyone that is not wealthy enough to bribe oneself into social media. I also believe this is one of many steps to castrate the future of the young, and to control the narrative.
Do not take my word for it, however; check back in this post, some years from now.
One of the first rules I have is to be honest with people, even if it hurts, and even if it burns enough bridges to ruin my own life. It seems your thoughts do not coincide with this, and quite frankly, you're thinking of doing something very bad morally & ethically, considering Beth most likely is not into you either, and is not a petty person — you are thinking of manipulating a person which does not even deserve it. You'll be hurting a good, genuine person who does not deserve to be in such crossfire; odds are, the other guy would retaliate.
Another thing I haven't mentioned quite yet is that the other guy may be grooming you, so-to-speak, to mark his territory — and he may even do it more forcefully —, so watch out for yourself.
However, if she hypothetically was considering doing the same, I would not be against it.
TL;DR: Move on, but tread very lightly. You might be in danger of being drugged by Ben, but don't quote me on that one.
Another thing is, you often gain interest on the topic, and Wikipedia indeed has the neat little thing of articles being related to each other, so it's very plausible to start on Chandler Bing and end on the Atlantic slave trade, for instance. With LLMs, this is much, MUCH rarer, considering whatever you find interesting must be researched manually, since LLMs are more or less useless.
Well, Harper's a thing, for English.