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mothballedyesterday at 3:29 PM2 repliesview on HN

More like the state (at least in places like USA) cracked down on children roaming freely so now people hide their kids inside playing video games so a Karen doesn't call CPS when mommy has other things to do all day besides play helicopter parent staring down at their kid all day.


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rdyesterday at 3:40 PM

Is there any hard evidence that this is true compared to say 20 years ago. I’ve heard it repeated a million times but no one’s ever provided evidence

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kubbyesterday at 7:34 PM

This was done because of the "personal responsibility" crowd. Easier to blame the parents than make the communities safer.