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Making playgrounds a little more dangerous

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    1. elcuello
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      I actually do and she never said it had no effect. I can only talk about my own experiences with my children and friends children but if they have an interesting outdoor alternative they will...

      I actually do and she never said it had no effect. I can only talk about my own experiences with my children and friends children but if they have an interesting outdoor alternative they will choose that 9 out of 10 times unless they're tired or worn out for the day.

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    2. Octofox
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      I feel that its just a convenient fallback. Its so much easier to join an online game with your friends than it is to pester your parents and your friends parents to drive you out to a boring...

      I feel that its just a convenient fallback. Its so much easier to join an online game with your friends than it is to pester your parents and your friends parents to drive you out to a boring playground.

      Our outside spaces have failed and people will happily take the alternative. Maybe if video games didn't exist local councils would be pressured more to design better outside spaces.

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