alt Hacker News> You used to just open your door and go let your kids run around and hope they're back before dinner.
Still works this way in my suburban Ohio world
> today's ultracompetitive, ultra-regimented world.
though yes I see this in the childhood sport arena, club teams, traveling teams, etc.
>Still works this way in my suburban Ohio world
I don't mean this in a derogatory fashion... but to be blunt I've only seen this in black and impoverished neighborhoods. There needs to be enough working single moms releasing their kid out of necessity that the Karens can't snitch on everyone and the police/CPS fatigue of fielding the calls after investigating and not finding anyone they can force into keeping the kids inside.