Well at least some people in the world are still allowed to grow up with some measure of independence intact. This sounds a lot like my environment growing up

Well at least some people in the world are still allowed to grow up with some measure of independence intact. This sounds a lot like my environment growing up in suburban Indianapolis in the 80s and early 90s (though probably with a lot less public transit); I'm not sure what kind of person I would be today without the freedom to roam unsupervised for much of the day. I wonder what kind of adults we're ultimately producing in the US today...