monteagudo
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You know what? Despite all the devices the kids have that I didn't have when I was growing up, I feel sorry for the little buggers. I didn't have a computer console or even a GameBoy. Most of my toys were something that involved physical activity, and although I was never much good at sports I managed to get exercise without really trying. It is astonishing how much fun you can have with simple things. When was the last time you saw kids playing in a billy-cart? Now they are more likely to be Twittering, playing computer games or watching TV. I used to watch TV too, but only for a couple of hours at most in the evening.
Moreover, I am appalled at the lack of independence that kids are allowed. Mobile phones (cell phones to Americans) are a wonderful invention.... except that now the parents are never out of touch, they can always call their child to ask what's going on. The child could turn the phone off, but you can bet Mum or Dad would want to know why. That device, which is supposed to give you freedom to roam, has in fact become like a ball and chain in certain cirstances.
Don't get me wrong, it was not all rosy growing up in the 1950 and 1960s, but there are some things that kids miss out on now. this was brought home to me when I was in South America and found myself in tiny mountain villages accessible only by foot or pony. This was the 1970s but for those people it might as well have been the 1800s. I watched the children playing - at one point they got me involved in their game - and they were having the time of their lives playing games that required such equipment as sticks, little wire hoops, rounded stones, or in some cases n equipment at all, just imagination. I don't think most of our generation would want to do away with the current technology - after all, we invented it - but it does need to be kept in its place.
OK, back to Daily Humour now... sorry for the long serious rant but it seemed relevant.
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