Malls, movie theaters, arcades all require a parental escort. Not to mention the general problem society has with free-range kids.

So I am empathetic when the kids want Minecraft to be that space since society doesn't give it to them.

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happyopossum 4 days ago | parent [-]

>Malls, movie theaters, arcades all require a parental escort

I don’t know where you are, but that sounds like a horrible place to raise kids. I’m in a California suburb, and my teenage kids go to the local malls and theaters wi their us all the time - it’s great for their independence and social life.

	▲	lovich 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		There lucky if they even exist. Where I grew up the local malls and hangouts that were within <30 minute drive had all died _and_ society had already moved into the “unattended minors are a threat to society” model I tried walking 2-3 miles to school or to a friends and got picked up by the police and brought home, so I stopped going outside and became a homebody nerd. I’m not really surprised it got worse decades later with better entertainment on machines and even worse busybodies outside