@taylorsloley4170
"Kids these days just don't go outside anymore!" Meanwhile the closest park is 13 miles away with no sidewalks leading to said park
@farwolff
they really created the most unappealing outdoor environment for actually anything and have the nerve to ask why kids arent going outside anymore
@gamerguy6942
Getting arrested for picking your kids up on foot instead of in a car is.. It feels illegal.
@Crazybenbros8988
Im 13 and even when i just walk around my neighborhood i get weird looks from older people wondering why im all by myself when they damn well know I live 3 minutes away. It’s just annoying
@CharlemagneJV3
It’s mind boggling how the boomers who grew up with outdoor childhoods, stereotypically known as valuing the good old days, loathe the thought of today’s children getting to live how they used to.
@Bearadactyle
Alot of this is why VR is so appealing to teens and kids in general... it gives them a "physical" space to socialize and play in with out having to leave their homes.
@Emperor-Quill
It's terrible that you can get arrested and have your kids taken for letting them play in your yard unsupervised, or picking them up on foot, but there's still a ton of horrific cases where people straight up abuse their kids and have them live in horrible conditions, and nobody does anything till the kid's name is on a headline and their body's gone cold.
@phil-bean
This might sound silly or off-topic, but I think this is why Animal Crossing resonated with so many people. During a time where these issues were at their worst in lockdown, people were given an opportunity to start a new life (granted, a virtual one), build a perfect town where everybody was together, and have the ability to easily get to places on foot. Animal Crossing was and is the epitome of the good that society is missing.
@daviddurango9562
I'm 67, and I can damn well tell you why it is. There is nowhere left to go. When I was a kid, we went swimming at the old abandoned gravel pit. We rode our dirt bikes through the woods. Us kids in the neighborhood took an abandoned lot and mowed it, cleaned it up, and used it as our neighborhood baseball field. We didn't need no stinkin' Parks Service! In my home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan, ALL OF THOSE PLACES ARE GONE!
@maqima
I actually can't believe that kids can't even be alone in a park in the us. I can't believe it dude!!! american children are prisoners!! what!!! land of the free and you can't even walk places!!!!!
@MetallicMustache
This is very validating, even as an adult. It's so hard to find neighborhoods that actually have walkable places. I don't want to HAVE to drive everywhere, I want to be able to walk around and see other people walking around enjoying being outside. It just feels so depressing the way it is right now
@PianoForJesus
This is a real problem. That is why 2 million watched in just a week. I would love for my kids to freely roam our neighborhood but I’m afraid I would get in trouble and I never see any other kids walking around like it was when I was young.
@Tenavix
I swear the parents just picking up their kids getting arrested pisses me off so much
@Caragoner
I love that whenever i talk about how my parents are hypocrites for always hovering around me after they talk about the crazy shit they did as kids their first argument is "things are different now, you just didn't want to be outside." No, what I didn't want was to be locked to a 2 block radius around my house and allowed to explore and interact with others. "I used to stay out until the streetlights came on!" If I did that i would get grounded. I was actively punished for going out and being social and now my parents wonder why i don't like people and I'm a shut in.
@Yukari_Yakumo
Social media is another large part of the problem. Parents spend so much time on social media and constantly see stories about people being murdered or dying in an accident outside. Then as a result, they become too paranoid to allow their children to do anything alone.
@idle12
15 here, i would totally, and love to go outside. I WANT to, but its just not possible. If i go to a near by park, im alone. If i take a walk, im alone. If i try to go to a store, im alone. And this is only if im able to go, everything seems intended to stop me from going or not make me want to go.
@elijahdelacruz3204
Getting arrested for walking with your kids is crazy Edit: after seeing all the replies, I’ll never take walking freely for granted again. I grew up and live in the Philippines where walking to anywhere you want is normal (well, as long as you’re in one of the developed suburb communities or cities), very similar to our neighbors in Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, and basically every Asian country.
@Rykusu
As a teenager recently moving from mississppi to tennessee, I can't BELIEVE the lack of independence that I am immediately greeted with as soon as i walk outside. The place I live only recently added sidewalks, about a year ago, walking or biking wasn't even an option. As someone who want's to socialize more and get out of the house as I spent my very early years doing NONE of these things, I am completely dissapointed by modern american road and town design.
@mysticmint1584
I’m 32 and trying to get back into skateboarding. It feels like no one goes outside at all and no one even wants to see people outside
@flurfdesign