“Are they all inside with their smartphones?”
Probably. But that is because they can’t go outside and experience the same things we did...because of predators.
I find it to be very sad and a huge source of social dysfunction.
“But that is because they can’t go outside and experience the same things we did...because of predators.”
I think it was about 6th grade and we had an assembly about some guy in a red car that had picked up some kids and molested them or something. It wasn’t just a few days later that a guy in a red car slowed down as I was walking to school and said something like “Hey - come over here, I need help finding ____”. I stopped, gave him the finger and yelled “F*** you!” and ran off through the lawns to get to school. Then told a teacher at the school.
I always figured it was that guy. Although posting it now - I bet some guy might have a funny story of the time he was trying to find Mr. Anderson’s house!