That said, I mean:
"...If my parents said they were limiting my internet I would've laughed in their face..."
???
If I had witnessed an exchange between parents and their child where the child "...laughed in their face...", I'm certain I would not have characterize whatever parenting style those parents were using as "good".
Their trust made me far more responsible than I would have been if they tried to treat me like a child when I was in my mid-late teens. I knew if I screwed up it was on me and would've felt bad that they misplaced their trust. Kids loooovvveee being treated like adults, I wish more people would use that as leverage.
I think many parents these days make the transition from guardian to mentor years too late
Secondly, lowest common denominator often creates difficult scenarios.
What I was capable of, at say age 14, was not the norm.
Fortunately, I lived in a time and place where that was accepted and there were few issues.
I once spent a few months writing assembly language. I heard get outside a few times, but that was it.
Later, spent another one fixing an old car, to be my first.
Then, out alone in the deep woods with a friend for a few days.
It was like that growing up. A wide range of experiences. Some easy, others not so easy. Danger was present. One paid attention, or faced it.
So pay attention. Rough, but valuable.
When I parented, I faced similar. Ran it about the same way. Some of my kids could handle it. Others could not, or did later.
The one who really could, a lor like me in that, currently travels the world.
Good.