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Re:Teens Aren’t Partying Anymore by neverminder on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @10:10AM (#16061552)
Well, I was walking to school 3 km (2 miles) one way alone since I was 6 years old (Europe). Pretty sure today my parents would be thrown in jail or something for "child neglect" (or whatever the latest PC buzzword for that is). Times are changing, but I don't think it's for the better.
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Re:Teens Aren’t Partying Anymore by geodel on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @12:47PM (#16063106)
Right, I guess underlying theme is to delay dealing with real world as much as possible. It seems to be happening everywhere.
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Re:Teens Aren’t Partying Anymore by naugtur on Wednesday January 03, 2018 @01:45PM (#16063769)
Same story with me, starting at age 7, but in Poland. I crossed the biggest street in the 38k population town on my way.

But I think parents were ok with it mostly because it was considered normal at the time and noone spent time pondering what could happen.

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