> I literally have no local town center. Living in the middle of suburbia as a youngster means everything within walking/driving distance is paved and closed b

> I literally have no local town center. Living in the middle of suburbia as a youngster means everything within walking/driving distance is paved and closed by 9:00pm. Modern neighborhoods went a long way to rob youth of most opportunities to learn self-sufficiency and interpersonal skills. Whatever heavy traffic and no trespassing signs didn't take away - that gets ruined by the endless and pervasive lies about stranger kidnapping risk.