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> In contrast, my sons grew up in a world that is senselessly unforgiving and penalistic, with few breaks from adults and little chance to explore life on their
by testfoobar 4y ago
> In contrast, my sons grew up in a world that is senselessly unforgiving and penalistic, with few breaks from adults and little chance to explore life on their own terms.
Teenage boys in particular now face an incredibly punitive culture in America. Everything is on video. The online mob will form and demand jail time for the slightest thing. How are teenage boys supposed to learn right from wrong?
- barganzo 4y ago[flagged]
- thebigman433 4y agoCan you give examples of exactly what youre talking about here?
- dopeboy 4y agoBoys fight physically. Fights would happen at my HS once-ish a month. The staff would break it up, detentions would be served, and life would go on. Now each fight is recorded and saved for life. The short term consequences of that are not trivial - word spreads, video spreads, reputations build and now a dumb mistake is a whole moment.