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Stan Bitrock's avatar

I thought I had an adventurous and occasionally risky childhood. But then I heard stories from my uncle and it doesn't even compare! They went freighthopping on trains, rode across state lines, and caught another train on the way back. I can't imagine my child doing anything close to that, I'd die from worry. And it is a shame. Is this a global phenomenon or just a Western one? I wonder if anything like this has happened in history--that would be an academic gold mine.

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Steve's avatar

Nice take!

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