Kids Now A Days

Things are so much different now then from what I remember when I was younger. I remember not being able to go over to my friends house without my parents meeting their parents. Now parents couldn't even tell you where to begin to look for their children. What happened? Did parents get a little lazier through the years or is this  some kind of stand to help our kids be more independent? Independence is a good thing. But are we giving our children to much of it? s that even possible to do? and what will the next generation be like? parents, please thank about these questions as your raising your kids.