They widened the roads, increased the speed limits, and made the cars bigger and more blind.
So kids died, a lot, and parents banned going outside unaccompanied. Kids got tired of asking mum’s permission to go to the park like a baby, and just played video games instead.
That and the third place is being and has been turned into a place where you are expected to buy something(food+drink and merch)instead of just enjoying yourself and spend time with friends. There’s nowhere for kids of any age to go that doesn’t charge a fee to get in(some parks), doesn’t have rules against talking(libraries), hasn’t been made obsolete(malls, arcades), or is unreligious.
They widened the roads, increased the speed limits, and made the cars bigger and more blind.
So kids died, a lot, and parents banned going outside unaccompanied. Kids got tired of asking mum’s permission to go to the park like a baby, and just played video games instead.
That and the third place is being and has been turned into a place where you are expected to buy something(food+drink and merch)instead of just enjoying yourself and spend time with friends. There’s nowhere for kids of any age to go that doesn’t charge a fee to get in(some parks), doesn’t have rules against talking(libraries), hasn’t been made obsolete(malls, arcades), or is unreligious.