re: Groovy Things Young People Who Lived in the '70s Might Remember

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4) Being oblivious to "stranger danger"


Most neighborhoods were that safe because prying eyes dads, uncles, cousins, moms, aunts, non-related neighbors and local cops all closely monitored every neighborhood. Strange "Characters" knew the danger of being "flagged" lest their personal health and limbs be at risk for the mere appearance of seeming to "lurk around kids".

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This just isn't true. Danger was worse for children running around neighborhoods.

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You got the "oblivious" part right though. Ignorance was truly bliss