The destruction of this part of the social fabric is such a tragedy. Here’s a map of the collapse. (PS: if you reply suggesting this is due to something that started in past 50 years, you fail at basic math (1950 vs 1919) and I will probably block you to preserve quality of talk) https://t.co/znBouPnxI5 pic.twitter.com/jcl2tzxMZj
— Emmett Shear (@eshear) May 9, 2023
When I was eight, I routinely rode my bike to a convenience store three miles away. I also rode (and sometimes walked) to a friend’s house who lived also about three miles away in the other direction.
With that same friend, we’d sometimes wander miles and miles through fields and back roads to get to fishing spots. I guess the most we ever went was about 10 miles, but I don’t know.
None of this would be allowed today.