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Ofc it does. During the NATO bombing of Serbia 20+ years ago, for us, teens, life was never better - no school, no work, parents worrying about basic stuff (i.

Ofc it does. During the NATO bombing of Serbia 20+ years ago, for us, teens, life was never better - no school, no work, parents worrying about basic stuff (i.e. not us) - just plenty of outside socializing and random activity. Everybody remembers that as good old times :) I can imagine the same to be true now, not to that extent.

read_if_gay_ 6y ago
Well, there’s not exactly plenty of socializing and activity right now.
- km3k 6y ago
  There's still a lot of outdoor and online activities going on. There's much less indoor activities and outdoor activities with big groups or in close proximity, but there's still a lot of activities going on.
- war1025 6y ago
  You'd be surprised. My general feeling (which includes my own family's behavior) is that people have returned to hanging out with whoever they used to. They just don't go to restaurants or other social settings to do it. There aren't "organized" activities, but I see kids out playing on my street every single evening. Honestly it's refreshing to see kids behaving organically for once instead of their parents shuttling them from one activity to the next.
  - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
    True. Things have gotten better, but for a few months nothing really happened at all, at least where I live. I don’t think that was a good time except for those kids that spend all their time playing videogames anyway, which would’ve included me when I was in school, but not most people.
    - war1025 6y ago
      > for a few months nothing really happened at all, at least where I live. I suppose the impact probably also depends on age and the number of siblings. We've got three that are two years apart and preschool aged. They were able to entertain each other pretty well through it all. I could see it being a much bigger issue for only children or kids that have a bigger age gap between them.
- reportgunner 6y ago
  Why are they called _social_ networks then ?
xiaolingxiao 6y ago
Wait what? Were you guys scared of bombs? Or apprehensive about invasion and economic strife?
- Wohlf 6y ago
  NATO intervention in the Yugoslav civil war wasn't carpet bombing civilian houses and hostile invasion, they bombed key military and infrastructure targets and sent troops in to stop a genocide. Though of course there were plenty of civilian casualties.
- C1sc0cat 6y ago
  And the ethnic cleansing and being drafted? I used to work with a guy at British Telecom who had been in the under 21 national football squad of one of the waring nations - he was drafted and lost his lower leg to a mine. He was medevac'd to the UK and with support from a local business man did a degree at Manchester I think

read_if_gay_ 6y ago

Well, there’s not exactly plenty of socializing and activity right now.

km3k 6y ago
There's still a lot of outdoor and online activities going on. There's much less indoor activities and outdoor activities with big groups or in close proximity, but there's still a lot of activities going on.
war1025 6y ago
You'd be surprised. My general feeling (which includes my own family's behavior) is that people have returned to hanging out with whoever they used to. They just don't go to restaurants or other social settings to do it. There aren't "organized" activities, but I see kids out playing on my street every single evening. Honestly it's refreshing to see kids behaving organically for once instead of their parents shuttling them from one activity to the next.
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  True. Things have gotten better, but for a few months nothing really happened at all, at least where I live. I don’t think that was a good time except for those kids that spend all their time playing videogames anyway, which would’ve included me when I was in school, but not most people.
  - war1025 6y ago
    > for a few months nothing really happened at all, at least where I live. I suppose the impact probably also depends on age and the number of siblings. We've got three that are two years apart and preschool aged. They were able to entertain each other pretty well through it all. I could see it being a much bigger issue for only children or kids that have a bigger age gap between them.
reportgunner 6y ago
Why are they called _social_ networks then ?

xiaolingxiao 6y ago

Wait what? Were you guys scared of bombs? Or apprehensive about invasion and economic strife?

Wohlf 6y ago
NATO intervention in the Yugoslav civil war wasn't carpet bombing civilian houses and hostile invasion, they bombed key military and infrastructure targets and sent troops in to stop a genocide. Though of course there were plenty of civilian casualties.
C1sc0cat 6y ago
And the ethnic cleansing and being drafted? I used to work with a guy at British Telecom who had been in the under 21 national football squad of one of the waring nations - he was drafted and lost his lower leg to a mine. He was medevac'd to the UK and with support from a local business man did a degree at Manchester I think