The quiet disappearance of the free-range childhood

Post by infinite8s » Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 9:25 PM UTC

ekropotin wrote: post #199

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I've noticed the less American and less wealthy people are, the more normal their kids interact with the world, i.e. "free range". I don't know what it is about rich white people and freaky helicopter parenting. I also notice it with homeschooling and those crazy borderline eating disorder diets. There seems to be an association there between rich white people and pushing self-destructive behavior on kids.

I personally don’t see its being a case, based on my observation. There is this town nearby where I live - super white, gives old money type of vibe, very expensive real estate. It’s full of free range kids running around on the streets. It was shock to me to see it, after our diverse suburb, where kids pretty much either locked at home doing homework or at classes all the times. So in my opinion there is definitely…

Post by rangestransform » Fri, Apr 24, 2026, 2:49 PM UTC

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People decry this as socialism but remember that gated communities with security guards also cost money. Whenever I get angry about 40 percent of my paycheck going to the government I try to make a list of countries that are better and it's not a long list.

where do you think all our money comes from? > The economic growth and so-called advanced economies (think Germany, The U.S, Japan, etc. What's been referred to as the “Global North”) relies by a large proportion on a significant net appropriation of resources and labor from the “Global South” (think Kenya, Peru, the Philippines, etc). This appropriation reaches astronomical levels. In 2015 alone, the north appropria…