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Peter Stokes's avatar

Yours is a US perspective where mine is UK, but I think there a few similarities that make for relevance.

When I (a fellow “boomer” was young we played outside till we were called home, and parents hardly knew where we were. By the ‘90s parents were worrying where their children were, keeping them

In, and fretting that every passing stranger was a paedophile.

Children growing up able to explore the world have worried less about trying things - like nudity - than those who’ve been taught a base level of fear.

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Charles Daney's avatar

Human societies have always been more or less chaotic. Russians have always had a strong barbarian streak. but that's hardly unique.

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