jesus christ. what kind of of dystopian times are we living in? I’m only in my 40s and this would never have happened when I was growing up. in fact the opposite was more the norm. kids being monitored 24/7 was just not a thing like it is now.
how could such a dramatic change happen so quickly? and why?
The main change that comes to mind is that cars are designed to be less safe for pedestrians. SUVs have some of the worst frontal visibility of any vehicle, ranking below tanks. There are also more of those varities of vehicle on the road than before. In addition, those vehicle weight classes make these accidents more lethal. Whenever commercials advertise a car as being “The safest pickup of the year”, that is ranking safety for its occupants, not the people outside it.
That said, I’m inclined to believe there are more reasons than just that - but with crime rates falling and street fatalities going down, it’s hard to pin one thing.
We are also taught to be more fearful through media and our politicians, because scared people are more than willing to give up all kinds of rights. In spite of violent crime and car deaths going down, people are more worried about those things than before. The same holds true for child abductions. The rate of stranger abductions has gone down, but the fear of it happening has gone up.
I’m not saying these things aren’t problems or shouldn’t be addressed, but they are still less of a risk than previously.
jesus christ. what kind of of dystopian times are we living in? I’m only in my 40s and this would never have happened when I was growing up. in fact the opposite was more the norm. kids being monitored 24/7 was just not a thing like it is now.
how could such a dramatic change happen so quickly? and why?
Because your (our) generation has some horrifying groupthink going on. We invented the helicopter parent, even if we personally think it’s stupid.
The main change that comes to mind is that cars are designed to be less safe for pedestrians. SUVs have some of the worst frontal visibility of any vehicle, ranking below tanks. There are also more of those varities of vehicle on the road than before. In addition, those vehicle weight classes make these accidents more lethal. Whenever commercials advertise a car as being “The safest pickup of the year”, that is ranking safety for its occupants, not the people outside it.
That said, I’m inclined to believe there are more reasons than just that - but with crime rates falling and street fatalities going down, it’s hard to pin one thing.
We are also taught to be more fearful through media and our politicians, because scared people are more than willing to give up all kinds of rights. In spite of violent crime and car deaths going down, people are more worried about those things than before. The same holds true for child abductions. The rate of stranger abductions has gone down, but the fear of it happening has gone up.
I’m not saying these things aren’t problems or shouldn’t be addressed, but they are still less of a risk than previously.
Gotta get 'em used to the police state young.