• atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works
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    6 hours ago

    We still did that in the late 90s even. I would love to know when and how the mentality changed, as far as I know crime rates have gone down since we were kids.

    • Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net
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      3 hours ago

      It’s mostly car centric society paving over every third space imaginable and destroying the walkability of our neighborhoods. We built an outside that is dangerous to be a child in with nowhere for them to go.

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          2 hours ago

          Just because that may be the case for your one locality it is not the case for the wider society at large. The disappearance of third spaces and the prevalent lack of walkability is a major social issue throughout the majority of the US.

          NotJustBikes has many videos explaining this in detail.

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      As a former 90s kid, it changed when I grew up and realized how much danger I was in and how many close calls I ignored. Then I saw the crime and disappearances rates back then, significantly higher than now. I got into true crime and saw what happened to the kids that weren’t as lucky as me. As a result, my kids never leave my sight, without being overbearing of course.

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          59 minutes ago

          please elaborate on how continuing to do the same thing that got us here is accomplishing anything.

          edit: I guess you’re in full support of the pedophiles running an entire country.