I was listening to a podcast on a similar topic. One contributing factor they mentioned was that it could also be due to more households where both parents are working. So today more families encounter both parents working full time, kids are much more busy these days with extracurricular activities, and then of course the last major noticeable factor was the internet, media and phones.
People today are wrapped in their portable medias and that takes away from natural social interactions.
I believe in evolution more than "then" vs. "now" in a fixed sense. There are several additional changes in society which have contributed to the current state. For one, the emergence of a separate gay lifestyle/culture (vs. viewing it as an aspect of sexual behaviors more defined by an environment) has made cruising and other sexually defined behaviors more expected in all-male environments such as locker rooms. Second, the objectification of men (more in line with the traditional objectification of women) has sexualized men's nudity to have sexual implications. Third, the increased awareness of and precautions against sexual abuse have made social nudity less accessible to minors. Fourth, the demonization of single men (particularly in ANR affiliated resorts) have skewed resort visitors to older, coupled heterosexuals.
My adult sons will never become nudists because nudists discrimated against them and me their single father from visiting when they were in elementary school. However, they'll continue to have a casual relationship to their clothes.
In a way, AI will make it easier to be nudist since no one will know what's authentic vs. AI generated. All the world becomes nudist at the press of a button.
I believe in evolution more than "then" vs. "now" in a fixed sense. There are several additional changes in society which have contributed to the current state. For one, the emergence of a separate gay lifestyle/culture (vs. viewing it as an aspect of sexual behaviors more defined by an environment) has made cruising and other sexually defined behaviors more expected in all-male environments such as locker rooms. Second, the objectification of men (more in line with the traditional objectification of women) has sexualized men's nudity to have sexual implications. Third, the increased awareness of and precautions against sexual abuse have made social nudity less accessible to minors. Fourth, the demonization of single men (particularly in ANR affiliated resorts) have skewed resort visitors to older, coupled heterosexuals.
My adult sons will never become nudists because nudists discrimated against them and me their single father from visiting when they were in elementary school. However, they'll continue to have a casual relationship to their clothes.
In a way, AI will make it easier to be nudist since no one will know what's authentic vs. AI generated. All the world becomes nudist at the press of a button.
The original poster mentioned a friend taking pictures of his son and the park and some woman calling the cops. Concerned mother or over zealous?
I think problems stem from 24 hour news "shows". I constant need to broadcast information, generally of the negative sense. Then there's Social media.
It's a constant barrage of negativity.
I'm sure isolated incidents occurred "back in the day" but now those incidents are broadcasted to seem the norm.
So is it any wonder parents could feel the need to over protect?
I hope the problem is just is looking back "at the good old days" while young people tackle the situations they face through fresh eyes.
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