My husband turned on Ferris Bueller's Day Off yesterday -- a seminal movie for me & most of my generation! - & within minutes, I realized the movie couldn't happen today. Location tracking is too common; Ferris' parents could see he's not at home within minutes & Ferris would know that. (Not that teens haven't been getting around parents' rules & restrictions forever....) And the whole school/community would not generate huge stories about Ferris nearly dying & needing a kidney b/c Ferris would be in constant contact with at least some of his friends via his Snaps; they'd be following along w his day off in real time. I know Ferris Bueller's Day Off was an entirely fictional movie, but it really made me think about the *space* kids had in the '80s compared to today.
My husband turned on Ferris Bueller's Day Off yesterday -- a seminal movie for me & most of my generation! - & within minutes, I realized the movie couldn't happen today. Location tracking is too common; Ferris' parents could see he's not at home within minutes & Ferris would know that. (Not that teens haven't been getting around parents' rules & restrictions forever....) And the whole school/community would not generate huge stories about Ferris nearly dying & needing a kidney b/c Ferris would be in constant contact with at least some of his friends via his Snaps; they'd be following along w his day off in real time. I know Ferris Bueller's Day Off was an entirely fictional movie, but it really made me think about the *space* kids had in the '80s compared to today.