Lol.. I quite agree.. We went out in the morning with a "I'm going out", and were in trouble for not getting home before dark.. And yeah, during the day were were getting told off by strangers for riding(they were races really) bikes down the near vertical sides of volcanos or heading out, six little boys in a six foot dingy.. as the weather turned nasty.. haha.. They didn't stop us though, those strangers.. Now, because some people can't control their tempers and bash children because they are frustrated and angry people.... now we aren't allowed to smack.. slapping a hand before it touches the potbelly or pokes a screw into the mains plug is illegal. It's abuse. Go figure. As an adult I've still been, like you Ulf, heading out alone, on small boats without radios or flares or lifejackets.. and getting stuck somewhere over a night or two and coming home to find the authorities had been informed I was overdue.. haha.. only overdue to them.. I was quite fine. And I've had people tell me I should wait for the weather to come right, and that I absolutely shouldn't try crossing stretches of water, by people in nice yachts, far nicer and more seaworthy boats than my old things.. because it's too dangerous. And, it probably was dangerous.. but I read the signs, I only take calculated risks and I have contingency plans. Now everyone wants someone else to take responsibility and guarantee it's going to be a nice day and smooth seas. And yup, the more dependent they all get on an experts opinion, the more incompetent and incapable to make decisions and do stuff they all become. Bottom line for me is, Ya gotta have fun. And strange thing, all the "dangerous" things, are the fun things.. It's like you say.. technology, "things", owning sh**, is not my idea of fun.. Doing things is fun.