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Dirty_Dan90

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Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« on: February 29, 2024, 12:04:44 PM »
I have a family now
im not that good at skating
that about sums it up

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #1 on: February 29, 2024, 01:29:16 PM »
Saw how Diego got flamed in the Puleo thread. I couldn’t take the heat.

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #2 on: February 29, 2024, 01:43:11 PM »
1 yo son.
Living in a duplex that has affordable rent that I'd like to keep.
No one who matters in the industry (or my locale  >:( ) cares about my skating.
Almost 30 and never been sponsored.
Buying more skateboards.

I think about this a lot. But then realize I would probably burn out insanely fast if I even reached any sort of decent level of notoriety.

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #3 on: February 29, 2024, 03:14:29 PM »
because the average age of a skater is 27......

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #4 on: February 29, 2024, 03:20:09 PM »
Saw how Diego got flamed in the Puleo thread. I couldn’t take the heat.

I read this as “… and work in a skate shop”… so maybe poor reading comprehension would be a reason TO drop out and just skate

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #5 on: February 29, 2024, 04:36:47 PM »
I like skating and all, but working for the man is my true passion at this point.

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #6 on: February 29, 2024, 05:44:00 PM »
I suck and need money. That’s pretty much it dawg

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #7 on: February 29, 2024, 07:51:44 PM »
Need to pay rent.

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #8 on: February 29, 2024, 11:30:07 PM »
The industry has its head too far up its own ass to recognise my value.

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #9 on: March 01, 2024, 02:02:29 AM »
It would feel weird to be a full skate rat in my 30s. I want to take care of my family and bring the cheddar home.

It would feel really selfish if I just skate and have fun while my girl has to work for both of us. Also not interested in starting a Youtube channel and hope that it becomes big.

Except when skating IS your job and you get paid, that's different. I think you can be a skate rat and a responsible adult at the same time.
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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #10 on: March 01, 2024, 02:18:50 AM »
don't kid yourself. every skate rat i know has a grind.

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #11 on: March 01, 2024, 02:20:17 AM »
i would not be able to handle this unstructured/structure-less life for a longer period.
it would all be a downward spiral from there for me.

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #12 on: March 01, 2024, 06:08:00 AM »
Wait just a minute... there's NO reason! I'm really gonna do it! Coming soon to a Salvation Army VHS bin near you: my full part of flat ground shuvits and body varials, plus a 17 minute bail section set to "yackity sax."

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Re: Reasons you cant just quit your job and become a skate rat
« Reply #13 on: March 01, 2024, 06:42:12 AM »
i do not have any