Comment by ekianjo

6 hours ago

it would be great if they cared as much about the safety of kids in the streets

> it would be great if they cared as much about the safety of kids in the streets

car culture < childhood

This isn't a cynically curated viewpoint. It's some* of what we have and what that cost.

* we also have trespassing culture & stranger-danger culture. we ruined roaming and the childhood development it nurtured.

  • You think there wernt cars when I was a kid? I lived in the subs. Kid utopia!

    Can you imagine bringing up cars in this thread?

    • > You think there wernt cars when I was a kid? I lived in the subs. Kid utopia!

      I believe you. I'm likely older than you, so there were even fewer cars when I was a kid. I'm confident my utopia was even better than yours.

      Between then and now we have a gradient of loss. My kids grew up under 24/7 adulting and had nowhere to go.

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