2021 unpopular opinion thread

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Berglind>Oski

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Hot take

I get jock/preppy vibes of berglind for some reason, amazing skater though

[SneakySecrets]

Probably Danny Gonzalez. If he still skates. He’s in the same realm with some of the manuals in this part from 20 or so years ago

I feel like Evan smith could do one if he wanted.  Maybe the only street grabber that really makes it look good and can seemingly do whatever the fuck he feels like on a skateboard.

[Hinna]

glad the avocado trends well over. theyre not that good. speaking of breeana lil tubsy is horrible. just horrible. the office is a cringe fkn show

[ndsr]

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I’m perfectly happy being a 31 year old man who plays with toys.

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sure dude, if you think a skateboard is just a toy among other toys, go ahead. but i don't think of it like that.

Why so serious?  Go skate

[os89]

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I’m perfectly happy being a 31 year old man who plays with toys.

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sure dude, if you think a skateboard is just a toy among other toys, go ahead. but i don't think of it like that.

I mean, it is a toy though right? That's like some pro gamer saying video games are "more than a game" or some shit. They are both good toys, but still toys.

Toy- "Something for a child to play with"

Just because you mastered a childs toy, doesn't mean it's not a childs toy.

[ndsr]

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I’m perfectly happy being a 31 year old man who plays with toys.

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sure dude, if you think a skateboard is just a toy among other toys, go ahead. but i don't think of it like that.

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I mean, it is a toy though right? That's like some pro gamer saying video games are "more than a game" or some shit. They are both good toys, but still toys.

Toy- "Something for a child to play with"

Just because you mastered a childs toy, doesn't mean it's not a childs toy.

It is impossible to beat fun for a good time

[kilgoret]

style doesn't matter anymore.

i mean, fuck that, that shit will always "matter" to genuine authentic mothafuckers but in reality, we're a dying breed. so yeah, my statement sadly still stands.

[gabbesucks]

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Berglind>Oski

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I get jock/preppy vibes of berglind for some reason, amazing skater though

That’s because he is, we go to the same local

[RichardBarkley]

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the equation of a skateboard with a toy seems to be made just because they are both inanimate objects used for play. that's as far as the comparison goes. but in fact toys are trifling things that anyone with no prior experience can pick up and amuse themselves for half an hour or whatever and be done with it. a skateboard is an instrument that you are constantly perfecting in terms of the way you use it, how you think about it, etc. in my opinion, that makes them incomparable.

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By that definition, there are many toys that couldn’t be called toys then.  Bikes are considered toys, as are unicycles, balance boards, diabolos/yo-yos, fingerboards, jump ropes, kites, marbles, frisbees, air hockey, foosball, and many others I’m forgetting.  They all require skill, and you can “amuse [yourself] for half an hour” with any of these, as you can skateboards, with no prior experience, but to be good at any of them requires practice and the development of skills.

In fact, I would argue that the majority of people who have ridden a skateboard have probably picked it up and amused themselves for a short time and then never touched it again.  The majority of people I know have at least tried to skateboard, but didn’t take it up.  That is even more support for it being a toy.

Just because something is a toy doesn’t make it bad or mean it’s worthless. It’s worth a great deal to the right people.  But it’s still a toy.  If that bothers you, then the problem may lie with you.  I’m perfectly happy being a 31 year old man who plays with toys.

Who considers a bike a toy ?

[Brguy]

Comparing skateboarding to a toy is just a kooky way to act like you're too cool to care about anything.

[rusty knees]

Turning a social media influencer pro

you obviously have no idea what she is about

I'm done

[augustmoon]

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Berglind>Oski

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Hot take

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I get jock/preppy vibes of berglind for some reason, amazing skater though

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That’s because he is, we go to the same local

So what’s this guy’s deal?  Is he Swedish or American?  Thought he was Swedish but it looked like a he full on had a house and a truck in California

[skatingisntspecialstupid]

Skating can be a special, personal, very important thing to you while still being a silly toy to others. Both perspectives are valid. This should be embraced.

[cky enthusiast]

most skateboarders are really pleasant dudes and just seem icy cause we all have socialization issues hence the interest in a solitary activity

[Hinna]

most sk8rs are cliquey and hypocritical selfish fake pieces of shits imo. met a few that werent cringe though

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Turning a social media influencer pro

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you obviously have no idea what she is about

I'm done

for a pro shes still not that good. lifestyle pro like swan pablo. just in the right camps

[cky enthusiast]

i don’t live on the west coast anymore so maybe that’s why there’s a difference of opinion.

[Loki700]

Who considers a bike a toy ?

Lots of people? It fits the definition, and is widely considered one.  It’s also a mode of transport.  Things can be two things.

https://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/bicycle

Comparing skateboarding to a toy is just a kooky way to act like you're too cool to care about anything.

Even if you’ve said that you still care immensely about said toy, and that just because something is a toy that doesn’t make it worthless?

Golf clubs are also toys.  That doesn’t diminish the importance they have to people who love golf.  Same for model trains.  If you really have to insist your toy is not a toy so you can feel fine playing with it, more power to you.  But it’s still by definition a toy.

[Brguy]

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Who considers a bike a toy ?

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Lots of people? It fits the definition, and is widely considered one.  It’s also a mode of transport.  Things can be two things.

https://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/bicycle

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Comparing skateboarding to a toy is just a kooky way to act like you're too cool to care about anything.

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Even if you’ve said that you still care immensely about said toy, and that just because something is a toy that doesn’t make it worthless?

Golf clubs are also toys.  That doesn’t diminish the importance they have to people who love golf.  Same for model trains.  If you really have to insist your toy is not a toy so you can feel fine playing with it, more power to you.  But it’s still by definition a toy.

Yes, a skateboarding is technically a toy, that doesn't excuse the behavior. No one wants to hear those shitty takes that everyone already heard from Grosso saying it a million times better while making a point with it instead of using it to be a conversation killer.

[urbneathme]

hilarious this discussion is so heated on a part of the internet called useless wooden toy banter

[boi-cuzudo]

hilarious this discussion is so heated on a part of the internet called useless wooden toy banter

on the UNpopular thread!! 

[quackquack]

I think it should be called at a draw, given that the two people arguing both have signatures with gross noseblunts.

[Loki700]

Yes, a skateboard is a toy. No one wants to hear those takes while making a point with it.

Cool man, glad we agree that it’s a toy and that I was in fact making a point that gate keeping and being against kids doing what kids always do is silly.  Odd that you think no one wants to hear that while I’m making a point with it though.  Not sure when they would want to hear it then.

hilarious this discussion is so heated on a part of the internet called useless wooden toy banter

I actually thought about bringing that up but figured it would just be taken as me being a dick.

[Hinna]

model trains are so sweet

[RichardBarkley]

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Who considers a bike a toy ?

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Lots of people? It fits the definition, and is widely considered one.  It’s also a mode of transport.  Things can be two things.

https://www.toyhalloffame.org/toys/bicycle

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Comparing skateboarding to a toy is just a kooky way to act like you're too cool to care about anything.

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Even if you’ve said that you still care immensely about said toy, and that just because something is a toy that doesn’t make it worthless?

Golf clubs are also toys.  That doesn’t diminish the importance they have to people who love golf.  Same for model trains.  If you really have to insist your toy is not a toy so you can feel fine playing with it, more power to you.  But it’s still by definition a toy.

Golf clubs are toys? I've heard it all now. You have a tenuous grip on reality and are a kook level contrarian

Lol... Is a car a toy ?

A hammer ?

What about a missile?

[Loki700]

Golf clubs are toys? I've heard it all now. You have a tenuous grip on reality and are a kook level contrarian

Lol... Is a car a toy ?

A hammer ?

What about a missile?

A toy is just something that is made to be played with for amusement.  Are you saying you don’t play golf with a golf club?

Cars are inherently vehicles, but can be used as toys.  This is called motorsport.  Hell, those cars are even made to be played with usually, and aren’t used for transportation, so they would fit the definition.

A hammer is a tool, made for constructing or demolishing structures.  However, much like a piece of paper can be used as a toy to make a paper airplane, a hammer could be used as a toy.

Missiles are weapons, designed to kill.  If someone had enough money I suppose it could be used as a toy.

The main thing that makes something a toy in its normal state, by definition, is that it’s something meant to be played with.  Skateboards and other sport equipment fall into this category.  How is using the commonly accepted definition of “toy” being a contrarian?

Like I said, if not referring to a skateboard as what it is, a toy, makes you feel better about riding one, go right ahead.  It’s still a toy.

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Golf clubs are toys? I've heard it all now. You have a tenuous grip on reality and are a kook level contrarian

Lol... Is a car a toy ?

A hammer ?

What about a missile?

Missiles were some of my first toys. I'd drive the car my grandma gave me on my 12month birthday and hammer my dong with shooting missiles at passer-bys (mostly old fucks and the Timothys).

I'm also about to start the world's shortest thread, entitled 'The number of times RichardBarkley wasn't an absolute shit troll'.

[Magnolia]

Golf clubs are toys? I've heard it all now. You have a tenuous grip on reality and are a kook level contrarian

Lol... Is a car a toy ?

A hammer ?

What about a missile?

Checkmate liberal

[mushroom slice]

What’s wrong with toys?
I mean unless you graffitiing. I don’t get the hate.
It’s like some sort of manly thing to say you don’t like toys but skateboard? Like a car is for sure a toy.
Some toys take a bit more responsibility. They even have ages listed on the packaging so it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands and become some thing else. Dont choke on a lego . Let’s not kid yourselves. It’s ok to have fun. 

[quackquack]

What’s wrong with toys?
I mean unless you graffitiing. I don’t get the hate.
It’s like some sort of manly thing to say you don’t like toys but skateboard? Like a car is for sure a toy.
Some toys take a bit more responsibility. They even have ages listed on the packaging so it doesn’t fall into the wrong hands and become some thing else. Dont choke on a lego . Let’s not kid yourselves. It’s ok to have fun. 

Is this real???

[RichardBarkley]

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Golf clubs are toys? I've heard it all now. You have a tenuous grip on reality and are a kook level contrarian

Lol... Is a car a toy ?

A hammer ?

What about a missile?

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A toy is just something that is made to be played with for amusement.  Are you saying you don’t play golf with a golf club?

Cars are inherently vehicles, but can be used as toys.  This is called motorsport.  Hell, those cars are even made to be played with usually, and aren’t used for transportation, so they would fit the definition.

A hammer is a tool, made for constructing or demolishing structures.  However, much like a piece of paper can be used as a toy to make a paper airplane, a hammer could be used as a toy.

Missiles are weapons, designed to kill.  If someone had enough money I suppose it could be used as a toy.

The main thing that makes something a toy in its normal state, by definition, is that it’s something meant to be played with.  Skateboards and other sport equipment fall into this category.  How is using the commonly accepted definition of “toy” being a contrarian?

Like I said, if not referring to a skateboard as what it is, a toy, makes you feel better about riding one, go right ahead.  It’s still a toy.

I don't even know where to start with this.

By your definitions anything can be thought of a toy. If that's the way your mind works then ok......