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vthokieq
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Is it?

Or are we just more aware...inundated daily...with every little bad thing that does happen (and even some things that are made up).
Posted: 09/05/2025 at 08:13 AM ET
(In response to this post by astrohokie)

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How did the ultimate free-range kids of Gen X and early Gen Y
Tafkam Hokie • 09/04/25 05:01 PM ET
Probably because those parents remember what they did as kids during that
89HOKIE • 09/05/25 06:13 AM ET
Many years ago while at Freshman
skautdog • 09/04/25 10:47 PM ET
"My parents hated me. My bath toys were a toaster and a radio."
KCHokie2 • 09/04/25 10:04 PM ET
The world is much more negative/evil than decades ago**
astrohokie • 09/04/25 08:20 PM ET
Is it? ◄
vthokieq • 09/05/25 08:13 AM ET
This. We're just more connected than we were decades ago
Beerman • 09/05/25 12:00 PM ET
I think it IS much more negative insofar as the negative information gets
Late 80s Hokie • 09/05/25 08:36 AM ET
1000% this... As example...
Burruss Writer • 09/05/25 10:27 AM ET
Yeah, by any objective measure, living in the US is WAY safer now vs.
Tafkam Hokie • 09/05/25 08:56 AM ET
I think it's because the world is so different from the one we grew up in..
MP4VT2004 • 09/04/25 07:58 PM ET
i’ve seen the same happen with free-range chickens. they henpeck kids **
squarerootofone • 09/04/25 06:32 PM ET
When I was around 12, I decided to never have kids. When I met TSO,
PhotoHokieNC • 09/04/25 06:06 PM ET
Oh boy**
turkeywinghokie • 09/04/25 06:17 PM ET
Parents have become wildly protective and seeing goblins in every corner.
ColoVT82 • 09/04/25 05:50 PM ET
(not math)**
PhotoHokieNC • 09/04/25 06:07 PM ET
^^^whistling awfully close to the graveyard^^^ **
Burruss Writer • 09/05/25 10:32 AM ET