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sliken 5y ago
Friends dropping by unannounced. Kids roaming free for most of the day. Fun playgrounds without neutered climbing structures.
- belval 5y ago
  > Fun playgrounds without neutered climbing structures. This is not a global thing though. While they replaced sand with woods chips or "smarter" materials that make it less painful to fall, the playground in my town are definitely more interesting that the one I got to play with growing up. They tend to rely less on pure strength and more on agility which is definitely better in my opinion.
  - sliken 5y ago
    Ah, yes, in the USA. I don't mind safer things to land on, but each generation over the last 20 years is less fun/scary. Slides were shorter, nothing to climb to give any hint of accomplishment, nothing to cause even the slightest fear. Seems like the age of entertain kids in play structure dropped from 12 to 3 during the last 20 years.
  - ksaj 5y ago
    I agree. Here in Toronto (Canada) we try to build the kinds of playground toys that children enjoy. They even have a pseudo rock climbing feature (It's PVC instead of rock) at the townhouse complex across the road from me. It has a few twists and turns, too. Not just a wall. They might even get hurt a little sometimes, but kids find life boring without some sort of risk factor. Thankfully they're bouncier than us older folks.
  - klyrs 5y ago
    Irony here, that "safe" rubber appears to be more harmful than woodchips. I'd much rather deal with occasional meltdowns over slivers than a broken bone. https://www.playgroundprofessionals.com/surfaces/rubber/its-time-ban-rubber-safety-surfacing https://www.playgroundprofessionals.com/surfaces/rubber/its-...
  - darkerside 5y ago
    Same in the US. I think parent is maybe not a parent. :)
- ValentineC 5y ago
  > Friends dropping by unannounced. This still seems to be a thing in contemporary TV shows.
ilikeatari 5y ago
Yes! Let’s document: -time away from the internet(slow thinking) -stick shifts -food optimized for taste and not size or look(US view here) - so many more
coldtea 5y ago
Nostalgia (it's present, but it's not socially allowed or considered chic)
- SyzygistSix 5y ago
  In the music world it seems nostalgia and faux-nostalgia are almost everpresent, unfortunately.

Friends dropping by unannounced. Kids roaming free for most of the day. Fun playgrounds without neutered climbing structures.

belval 5y ago
> Fun playgrounds without neutered climbing structures. This is not a global thing though. While they replaced sand with woods chips or "smarter" materials that make it less painful to fall, the playground in my town are definitely more interesting that the one I got to play with growing up. They tend to rely less on pure strength and more on agility which is definitely better in my opinion.
- sliken 5y ago
  Ah, yes, in the USA. I don't mind safer things to land on, but each generation over the last 20 years is less fun/scary. Slides were shorter, nothing to climb to give any hint of accomplishment, nothing to cause even the slightest fear. Seems like the age of entertain kids in play structure dropped from 12 to 3 during the last 20 years.
- ksaj 5y ago
  I agree. Here in Toronto (Canada) we try to build the kinds of playground toys that children enjoy. They even have a pseudo rock climbing feature (It's PVC instead of rock) at the townhouse complex across the road from me. It has a few twists and turns, too. Not just a wall. They might even get hurt a little sometimes, but kids find life boring without some sort of risk factor. Thankfully they're bouncier than us older folks.
- klyrs 5y ago
  Irony here, that "safe" rubber appears to be more harmful than woodchips. I'd much rather deal with occasional meltdowns over slivers than a broken bone. https://www.playgroundprofessionals.com/surfaces/rubber/its-time-ban-rubber-safety-surfacing https://www.playgroundprofessionals.com/surfaces/rubber/its-...
- darkerside 5y ago
  Same in the US. I think parent is maybe not a parent. :)
ValentineC 5y ago
> Friends dropping by unannounced. This still seems to be a thing in contemporary TV shows.

ilikeatari 5y ago

Yes! Let’s document: -time away from the internet(slow thinking) -stick shifts -food optimized for taste and not size or look(US view here) - so many more

coldtea 5y ago

Nostalgia (it's present, but it's not socially allowed or considered chic)

SyzygistSix 5y ago
In the music world it seems nostalgia and faux-nostalgia are almost everpresent, unfortunately.