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mschuster91 3 days ago

Kids can't do it right, eh?

They can't go outside any more - third places (aka, places where one can be without consuming something) are sorely lacking, doubly so for youth who are driven away by "mosquito" teen-repellent devices, and you need to be able to get there without being in danger of getting pulped by a SUV so tall the driver literally cannot see a child.

Oh and parents don't want their kids go out alone lest they be charged with neglect by some HOA busybody snitch siccing CPS on them.

They can't be at school after hours because it's closed or because school is an unsafe place for them (e.g. bullying).

They spend too much time in front of computers, their Boomer parents cry about violent games turning their kids into killers or porn turning them gay.

They can't be on their phones because Boomers cry that they're not doing anything else.

Tell me, what are kids supposed to do? It's like an inverse Schrödinger's cat.

rhinoceraptor 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Those mosquito things are awful, I'm in my early 30s so I can't really hear 17.4 Khz tones anymore, but my neighbors have this awful animal repellent device in their garden that goes off during the night, it's about 12-15 Khz and is infuriating.

herbst 3 days ago | parent [-]

That's a great way to make sure to have zero bird population around your place very soon. Which will come with a new peak of insect population.

mb7733 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I don't know but you're a little behind the times. Kids these days don't have Boomer parents.

mschuster91 3 days ago | parent [-]

The crying is done by Facebook neighborhood groups, newspaper comment sections, HOAs, school boards etc. - all heavily Boomer infested.