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When Boys Stop Reading, Something Else Fills the Void (thenoosphere.substack.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

The problem is see, especially in my area, is that all of the places I used to go as a kid have been paved over and developed. Now they're constantly bitching about all these kids on ebikes, as if we weren't tearing up the woods and farm fields on dirtbikes when we were their age. We built a world hostile to children and somehow expect the children to be content living in safety bubbles.

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    The problem is see, especially in my area, is that all of the places I used to go as a kid have been paved over and developed

    We built a world hostile to children and somehow expect the children to be content living in safety bubbles.

    100%. Which is a tragedy>. All of us adults, not just the parents, are ruining the kids childhood (and therefore deeply damaging their soon to be adulthood) under the umbrella of protecting their safety.

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