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_orangutan

 kids don’t play outside not because of the phones. it’s because of the cars. motor vehicle collisions are the second (formerly first) leading cause of death in children in the US, just behind firearms. fuck cars
25 upvotes, 12 comments. Sidechat image post by _orangutan in US Politics. "kids don’t play outside not because of the phones. it’s because of the cars. motor vehicle collisions are the second (formerly first) leading cause of death in children in the US, just behind firearms. fuck cars"
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Anonymous 7w

I feel like it’s both

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Anonymous 7w

It’s because we made their existence outside illegal but go off

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Anonymous 7w

and it is absolutely ABSURD that cars and guns are kill more children than anything else in this country. backwards idiot nation smh

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Anonymous 7w

Me when I’m only capable of one thought at a time. It can obviously be both the phones and car-centric suburban infrastructure

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Anonymous 7w

All my homies hate cars

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Anonymous 7w

An actually based take from orangutan. A rare, but solid, W

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

smartphones have only been around since the late 2000s. children have progressively spent less time outside over the past century and it is observable throughout much of NA and Europe, with much of it being tied to car-exclusive infrastructure. until the 1990s most children walked to school. that was also when the push for individualized automobiles became greater (many families shared a car before)

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

smartphones have made drivers more unsafe though, and they, paired with the increasing size of vehicles, have dramatically increased car-pedestrian fatalities. driving with your phone in hand should be treated as a DUI tbh

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 7w

Agreed!

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 7w

Yeah I agree that cars are bad, I just think phones are making kids want to do things less

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Anonymous replying to -> og_beer 7w

yes, and this is related to cars. it’s illegal bc it’s “unsafe”. parents should not be arrested for allowing their children to explore their communities. just american problems though

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 7w

I mean kinda? It’s more so the fear of everyone is evil and out to kidnap my child or every child is evil and out to vandalize the community. But ok cars too

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