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Re:Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline in... by amrocha on Sunday October 15, 2023 @03:12AM (#37887611)
I hope you see how sad that statement is. Kids in truly free places ride the train around the entire city by themselves.
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Re:Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline in... by 93po on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:44AM (#37900529)
"Free" is probably the wrong word. They get to do that in places that have a strong social fabric. The diversity of America combined with a capitalism-induced culture of pitting people against each other makes that impossible in the US.
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Re:Decline in Independent Activity as a Cause of Decline in... by amrocha on Monday October 16, 2023 @03:49PM (#37905399)
I think free is the right word. A "strong social fabric" is necessary for a truly free place. The US is not very free.
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