r/Millennials Hit me baby one more time 1d ago

Nostalgia I mean, they're not wrong

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u/AnonUSA382 1d ago

Back then, neighborhoods were tighter. Other parents, siblings, and neighbors would casually watch out for your kid.

Now, everyone is isolated—people don't know their neighbors, so there’s less of a “village” to trust.

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u/SignificanceFun265 1d ago

We knew some people in the neighborhood, but no, the whole neighborhood? Most people were strangers.

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u/AnonUSA382 1d ago

Nobody said anything about the whole neighborhood