From a young age, I was allowed to leave the house by bike and be home by dinner. I still have scars from that, but, you know, it’s not really terrorizing.

Let us contrast this with whatever the fuck passes for parenting these days.

We’re buying the concept that parents can’t raise their own kid, and thus the government needs to step in.

Well, some are. But seriously, the past 40 years of destroying critical thinking worked.

There are few reasons to be thankful for being 46. We don’t exist in the media, and we’re somehow never mentioned. Boomers … Millennials. Um, you missed a step.

  • Powderhorn@beehaw.orgOPEnglish
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    2 个月前

    Interesting perspective. And yeah, having functioning transit and infrastructure changes the calculus.

    But I’m going to push back on the trauma point. I had such moments growing up, and the net result was making sure I had my gloves in the future to avoid a repeat.

    • its_me_xiphos@beehaw.orgEnglish
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      2 个月前

      That’s a fair push back. I would counter that the line between lesson learned and “I’ll never forget and am angry about it” is a fine one. Deeper conversation, though.