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Джордж Томас в восемь лет ходил всюду. Его родители не могли даже оплатить ему трамвай, тем более купить велосипед, и он регулярно проходил шесть миль до своего любимого места рыбалки без сопровождения взрослых.

Его восьмилетний правнук может в одиночку уйти не дальше конца своей улицы.

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Still - I would give up all rivers and ponds of my childhood for a computer in age of eight.

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[sowa.livejournal.com]

There is nothing in my life at eight that I would trade for a computer, except attending the school - I would choose the lesser of two evils.

[gingema]

You'll have the computer for all your life, but no chance to get totally dirty in a river or pond without looking on the watch and thinking about responsibilities.

[arpad.livejournal.com]

Well, reading all I want and playing games without responsibilities beats it for me :)

[gingema]

My kids spend a lot of time with computer, but the rare getting dirty in the pond makes them much, much happier. I see you are ready to trade, I am not sure 8-years-old you would agree with adult-you.

[arpad.livejournal.com]

O, I think he would even at that age. But of course I am moved by the fact that I got my first PC-in-reach at like 20 or so...

[wildernesscat.livejournal.com]

The world has become a lot more dangerous in the past couple of decades.

[gerie-aren.livejournal.com]

next generation will be allowed only to walk around the house alone...:(

[snyders.livejournal.com]

Great-grandfather was probably one of 6-8 kids. That explains.

[dmpogo.livejournal.com]

+1 !

[arpad.livejournal.com]

It is rather complex, I think.

Should take into account lesser number of children in a family, lower chance of death from illness et cetera

[arpad.livejournal.com]

well, a virtual space can improve things :)

[arpad.livejournal.com]

Exactly.

[lestp.livejournal.com]

this is 100% dependent on where you live
when I was eight and living in moscow, I was allowed to the end of the block
when I was visiting my grandparents' in the country, I could walk anywhere I please
kids who live in small towns and villages have a lot more freedom, inversely proportional to the size of the place
so this difference in the pic is probably because what was a small village in 1911 grew into a big city 100 yrs later

and I bet nobody in his right mind would fish in that river now, unless it's to poison the rats with that fish