Ultimate irony is, data shows that time kids spend outdoors has been declining since 1980s, long before smartphones etc. Likely due to parents becoming stricter, overprotective (possibly due to constant "there are predators around every corner!" media coverage)
This trend has reversed in recent years. Likely because... kids have phones. So parents can contact/track them, so more willing to let them roam
TL:DR kids now go outside more BECAUSE of phones
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
npub1f2…ky7ng
2026-09-18 13:25:12 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…23ku
Author Public Key
npub1f2tggjkdyzr4jqh7jdwmwuvpcwchaevm73y46e74qvp5lwv5jenstky7ngSeen on
wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2026-09-18 13:25:12 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "ace5bbddbd419f915c5b44914160fcbc9f70a71d53cade0c2730e6c902dd12b7",
"pubkey": "4a96844acd20875902fe935db77181c3b17ee59bf4495d67d503034fb9949667",
"created_at": 1789737912,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"p",
"a6311dc1c59843283b9c8fcd5cea235bb5280701ffd8046497de59fc44347b7e"
],
[
"p",
"4a96844acd20875902fe935db77181c3b17ee59bf4495d67d503034fb9949667"
],
[
"p",
"c73c9e21b3c05f638ab3a40bb0862e48576bfe815eec9b41df6d06ba1c209c47"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://ohai.social/@Garwboy/117292263825574595",
"web"
],
[
"e",
"21870cb4905951fa169e0bc83bd59880e5e940d858dce42e9afba399be73202d",
"",
"root",
"a6311dc1c59843283b9c8fcd5cea235bb5280701ffd8046497de59fc44347b7e"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://ohai.social/users/Garwboy/statuses/117292263825574595",
"activitypub"
],
[
"L",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"l",
"pink.momostr.activitypub:https://ohai.social/users/Garwboy/statuses/117292263825574595",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"-"
]
],
"content": "Ultimate irony is, data shows that time kids spend outdoors has been declining since 1980s, long before smartphones etc. Likely due to parents becoming stricter, overprotective (possibly due to constant \"there are predators around every corner!\" media coverage)\n\nThis trend has reversed in recent years. Likely because... kids have phones. So parents can contact/track them, so more willing to let them roam\n\nTL:DR kids now go outside more BECAUSE of phones",
"sig": "81618e0ee8f2ffe820aa9a3a6ef12b193780ac733da035fb061eed73357970974c9a96af494f2ff9a7ec1b0ec7489d267bbd936e9e3fb1fcebc5752b79a54d2c"
}