Reply #21: I feel the same way

[alarimer]

Part of it is video games and computers but I think there is a sense that things aren't as safe as before. But I think that is not true. Crimes are reported on the news on a daily basis. Local news is especially bad. Because of modern mass communication we hear about every abduction and incident that makes it seem as if things are more dangerous but I don't believe they actually are. We are more paranoid.
I also think that new neighborhoods in a lot of places are not conducive to outdoor activities. The house occupies nearly the entire lot. There is a small backyard with an enormous fence (gotta protect us from nosy neighbors, don't you know). It isn't conducive to people getting to know their neighbors either. I think that is a major part of the problem too. If neighbors got to know each other, maybe there would be less fear. I realize that every neighborhood isn't like this; this just what I see of the construction around here. It is sterile and bland in other ways too.