As a 1970s teenager, I've been trying to communicate for years the sense of liberation that I felt as a teenager, when i would walk out of my parents house, and down the street.

No one knew where I was or where I was going, and I DID need to know where I was because I was the one who had to get where I was going, and then back again.

This led to a sense of autonomy and self direction that I've found practically impossible to convey to those born since the 1990s, who have grown up in constant communication.

It's refreshing, and maybe even a possible sign of AVOIDING the apocalypse to see younger people rediscovering this sense of freedom.

I hope more can find it, and the sense of satisfaction it brings...