and of course cracking games!
I used to spend a lot of time around Warez sites :)
I am Gen-X, so there was a lot of hands on stuff, and the computers really only came a bit later. Though when they did come, they were far more manual, and required learning, as none of it was intuitive. It makes a difference to have everything handed over in a nice neat little package with a clean interface - or having to work it out by brute force.
Instead of paying attention to the child, they have so many other things to do (or prefer them), and hand over a cellphone or tablet to shut it up - like the TV back in the days.
The difference between the screen today and the TV, was there was very little interesting on TV back in the day. Now, the screen has 24/7 streaming anything and everything. It is an endless cycle, still driven by the fear of Missing out on something important, even though people are generally not consuming anything of consequence at all.
Just looked it up, I'm gen X, too, in the later part though. So, it's Gen X that's explaining computers to everyone :-D
And yes, you're absolutely right, the business that is made with absorbing attention has evolved impressively, leaving almost no chance for the brain to stop scrolling or watching. Even worse for a child, which generally lack even more of impulse control than adults. Though, it's decreasing in adults, too.
Add on top the effect of short-form content, and the effect is profound.
A brave new world :-(