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II2IIyesterday at 9:15 PM2 repliesview on HN

When people talk about how much better off kids were in the past, I remember stories from my father (who went to school in the 1960's). They involved drugs, knives, and bombs. I had it pretty good in the 1980's.


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qballyesterday at 9:48 PM

Sounds like you had a pretty lame childhood to me, and in the 30 years since it's only become worse.

Much like panda bears in captivity, it is unusually difficult to give a human being a life that resembles what it evolved for, which mostly involves convincing other humans to back off the safetyism a little.

What dignity can be found in the life of the modern child?

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allthetimeyesterday at 10:28 PM

One man's drugs, knives, and bombs are another mans skateboards and Amiga 500s