Im not angry bro i Think its stupid to hate on a kid like that for trying things out.
I always hated those older skaters who would lil bro you and as long as its straight up skating be your friend cause they can learn from you but make fun of your mistakes and struggles of growing up.
Vans is so much bigger than Andrew reynolds. They are happy because more skaters feel like buying vans nower days but lets be real skaters arent the biggest selling market of nike,adidas or even vans. Losing a rider is making them lose sales but i Think they can stay in Business with minor losses no matter who is leaving.
With decks its different, but at the same time, if sombody doesnt want to ride for you anymore, after you kicked out guys right before having a video part in baker 4, i wouldnt feel sorry either. Those werent friendships than? So than its about sales and productivity. Even worse when you skate better than ever like cyril Jackson did.