Pretty much all outdoor hobbies for kids have become heavily discouraged, banned, or made inconvenient. If you let your kids go outside and ride a bike, there’s a pretty good chance they will be obliterated by an SUV. Can’t walk anywhere because everything has sprawled out too far, can’t visit friends because they live too far. Pretty much the only thing kids can do independently is play video games or watch TikTok. If they are lucky, their parents have enough time to drive them around to sports clubs twice a week.
When I was in school, my nearest friend lived about 7km away with no public transport access. So the only time I ever visited friends houses was occasionally for birthdays. Otherwise we would just play online games. Wasn't until I moved out of my parents suburban house to a city apartment that I was able to start actually socializing with people in person. Being able to just walk to events or take a train anywhere was life changing.
Gigachad|1 year ago
When I was in school, my nearest friend lived about 7km away with no public transport access. So the only time I ever visited friends houses was occasionally for birthdays. Otherwise we would just play online games. Wasn't until I moved out of my parents suburban house to a city apartment that I was able to start actually socializing with people in person. Being able to just walk to events or take a train anywhere was life changing.
Brian_K_White|1 year ago
They are right.
nradov|1 year ago
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em-bee|1 year ago