U.S. teens are spending less time with their friends in person

Post by blibble » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 1:47 AM UTC

Zenst wrote: post #81

paulsutter wrote: post #67

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Surely kids still try to make gunpowder, what are you talking about? And for who but kids are pocket knives and chenistry sets made? > there was a time when making explosives was a childhood right of passage along with chemistry sets, making fires, even having a pocket knife.

In the UK, both are now illegal, can't even sell a knife to anybody under 18, same with glue and many things above and beyond alcohol and tobacco. Equally, having a knife in public, would be mandatory jail in the UK in the current climate. For a child, they would be taken into care and some serious nightmares for the parents from social services and the police. As for explosives, all the above, but far worse. By defa…

Post by arcticfox » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 1:50 AM UTC

RobLach wrote: post #58

Zenst wrote: post #50

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So true, in essence driving them into online friend interactions. Makes you wonder what life will be like for children 50 years from now, and how that would compare with today. After there was a time when making explosives was a childhood right of passage along with chemistry sets, making fires, even having a pocket knife. Today, such common activities would not end well at all, however innocent the intention. These…

50 years from now teens will have a subscription to curated experiences for them to get together in-person for while their typical interpersonal interactions will happen over the Internet where it’s nice with a relatively null marginal cost.

Post by RandomGuyDTB » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 1:54 AM UTC

longhorn_alum wrote: post #79

They are also using drugs less and getting pregnant at a lower rate

Post by bgdkbtv » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 1:57 AM UTC

longhorn_alum wrote: post #79

They are also using drugs less and getting pregnant at a lower rate

Post by baroffoos » Wed, Mar 27, 2019, 2:05 AM UTC

nradov wrote: post #74

grawprog wrote: post #33

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This is becoming more of a problem, at least in the city I live. Greenspaces and public parks are being replaced with condos and apartment complexes with their own walled off private courtyards and such. Parks, little groves of trees and stuff are the kinds of places we'd hang out as teenagers a lot.

Which city is that? Most cities are unwilling to sell off public parks to private developers. Do you have specific examples of parks that were built over and not replaced with something accessible to the public?