2021 unpopular opinion thread

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Have you ever played Wak a mole
Richard?

[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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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'.

You are a dense fucking moron

You and your 3 other accounts are so basic and obvious it's sad. You think you're clever and funny but you're just troubled and lonely.

[Loki700]

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......

Try reading again.  Anything can be used as a toy, but not everything is inherently a toy.  Things that are made to be used for entertainment by playing with them are inherently toys.

Toys can also be used as other things.  If you use a skateboard as a cart to move something heavy, it is being used as a tool.  It’s really not that complex.

But this is getting off topic.  The original topic was whether or not Skateboards are toys.  They are.

Back to your original post on this topic, if a golf club isn’t a toy, what would you consider it?

[sKINGraft]

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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......

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Try reading again.  Anything can be used as a toy, but not everything is inherently a toy.  Things that are made to be used for entertainment by playing with them are inherently toys.

Toys can also be used as other things.  If you use a skateboard as a cart to move something heavy, it is being used as a tool.  It’s really not that complex.

But this is getting off topic.  The original topic was whether or not Skateboards are toys.  They are.

Back to your original post on this topic, if a golf club isn’t a toy, what would you consider it?

specifically in terms of golf clubs would that not be a clear cut case of sporting equipment?

[aàáâäæãå]

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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......

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Toys can also be used as other things.  If you use a skateboard as a cart to move something heavy, it is being used as a tool.  It’s really not that complex.

But this is getting off topic.  The original topic was whether or not Skateboards are toys.  They are.

You acknowledge the contingency of a definition and are set on maintaining the one you’ve designated.

A skateboard is tool, weapon, means of transportation, toy, chair...

2021 unpopular opinion: asking yr friend to bring their new tool to the session is very cool and good.

[Painted Baby]

I've been used like a toy bro

[Brguy]

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

This indeed is funny.

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

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on the UNpopular thread!! 

This on the other hand is exactly what's wrong, if we were to go all "just a wooden toy" on our arguments this thread wouldn't even exist, the whole point of this is to talk with passion about stuff that isn't the least bit important on the big picture.

[boi-cuzudo]

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

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This indeed is funny.

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

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on the UNpopular thread!! 

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This on the other hand is exactly what's wrong, if we were to go all "just a wooden toy" on our arguments this thread wouldn't even exist, the whole point of this is to talk with passion about stuff that isn't the least bit important on the big picture.

this is why i come here and have been lurking for a long time, to see other people's thoughts on skateboarding

[HyperBeam]

The original topic was whether or not Skateboards are toys.  They are.

in my original post i stated that the rhetorical act of calling a skateboard a toy serves no other purpose than to humble skateboarding and skateboarding culture, or otherwise downplay the exceptionality of skateboarding. in my opinion, that is lame and it is something that I won't personally participate in doing.

[Hinna]

the thread of truth. generally speaking

[Loki700]

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The original topic was whether or not Skateboards are toys.  They are.

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in my original post i stated that the rhetorical act of calling a skateboard a toy serves no other purpose than to humble skateboarding and skateboarding culture, or otherwise downplay the exceptionality of skateboarding. in my opinion, that is lame and it is something that I won't personally participate in doing.

*The original topic between myself and Barkley.

The actual original topic was whether or not gatekeeping and lamenting other people not skateboarding the way you want them to makes sense.  I said that it doesn’t because skateboarding isn’t that serious and kids doing what kids do has no actual effect on how you skate.  I also had the audacity to call a spade a spade and say that skateboards are toys, which you took issue with.

The fact that you think that toys cannot be exceptional, or that it downplays the act simply because it is done with a toy says a lot more about you than anything.  People have done amazing things with other toys and said toys have amazing cultures surrounding them. Something being a toy doesn’t take away from it at all unless you have some hang up on playing with a toy, be it because it’s “unmanly” or “not worthwhile” or “nerdy”.  If that’s the case, the problem would lie with you.

That said, I did say that you can call it whatever you want if that makes you feel better about it.  I never said you had to call it a toy.  It’s just that it will still, in fact, be a toy, and that’s fine.

Anyway we’re detailing the thread pretty hard so we should probably stop.

[MysticalTypeExperience]

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We’re all just goofs playing with toys, marveling at people how can play with the toys way better than us.  Kids are always gonna be kids man.  They really aren’t any different than you or I would probably be if we had grown up when they did.

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You speak the truth, I would definitely be just like them, doing the same delusional shit if I was their age. Funny sad thing is, there are people our age, seeking that same fake approval everyday...so yeah, clearly, not just an age thing. But I get what you're saying buddy, stupid kids will always be kids.

Without a doubt skateboards started as "toys" for pure amusement, and they still are fun and entertaining to use.

However, if you think about literally any "serious" sport, they're all ridiculous. They mostly involve a bunch of grown men attempting to move a spherical object to a certain location to score "points" in order to "win". The more you think about that the more ludicrous it becomes that these people are taking in millions to do this stuff. Yes it obviously takes an elite level of skill and athleticism, but it's still just funny to really think about exactly what "sports" really are.

[SneakySecrets]

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

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This indeed is funny.

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

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on the UNpopular thread!! 

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This on the other hand is exactly what's wrong, if we were to go all "just a wooden toy" on our arguments this thread wouldn't even exist, the whole point of this is to talk with passion about stuff that isn't the least bit important on the big picture.

You better hope Hyper Beam doesn’t read that.  This shit is life or death for him.

[Hinna]

even before commercial boards it was a toy for kids after ww2. still is. dudes getting mad because in their mind itll take away some sort of respek from others lmao

[Blueabyssofthisss]

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We’re all just goofs playing with toys, marveling at people how can play with the toys way better than us.  Kids are always gonna be kids man.  They really aren’t any different than you or I would probably be if we had grown up when they did.

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You speak the truth, I would definitely be just like them, doing the same delusional shit if I was their age. Funny sad thing is, there are people our age, seeking that same fake approval everyday...so yeah, clearly, not just an age thing. But I get what you're saying buddy, stupid kids will always be kids.

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Without a doubt skateboards started as "toys" for pure amusement, and they still are fun and entertaining to use.

However, if you think about literally any "serious" sport, they're all ridiculous. They mostly involve a bunch of grown men attempting to move a spherical object to a certain location to score "points" in order to "win". The more you think about that the more ludicrous it becomes that these people are taking in millions to do this stuff. Yes it obviously takes an elite level of skill and athleticism, but it's still just funny to really think about exactly what "sports" really are.

Dumb take.
Athletes don’t get payed based off the risk or objectives of their sport. They make money based off how many people want to see them skate/ play and how well they advertise a product. Sports aren’t that deep

[skate_or_dingus]

PLAYMOBIL IS NOT A CRIME

[Lil Ricky]

Skateboarders of all ages are no different from this kid...



Accept it. It's a toy.

[23shinseal]

of course it's a toy we all just own a quality high tech version of that toy.

[quesly]

the equipment for any sport can be considered a toy. soccer ball is probably the most popular toy in the entire world.

[DarthDingusMaximus]

Only way one gets hooked up and actually makes money of being in the industry, is you  have a stupid gimmick or have something else remarkable or else you’ll be overlooked.

[gabbesucks]

8.25 is tiny

[MyUserName]

Skateboarding works out the body really well. Would you call a treadmill or an exercise bike a “toy?” I wouldn’t.

[StillTryin]

A skateboard is a toy.
A football is a toy.
A baseball bat is a toy.
A deck of playing cards is a toy.
A golf club is a toy.
A bowling ball is a toy.
A hockey stick is a toy.
A bicycle is a toy.
A formula one car is :

[Hinna]

a toy. but cars themselves were initially wagon replacements and are not

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Are you BBs till crying about toys?
Everything is a toy. Dry your eyes.
Anyways. You folks like contests?
I think that shit is fucking hideous. All of it. the best at something in the eyes of some judges? Who are these judges? Clown like behavior. Letting others tell you someone is better then you. That’s the perversion of it all. Pure skate board fun is when you do skateboarding. It’s not any of the other parasitic nonsense that attaches itself to that act.

[Loki700]

Are you BBs till crying about toys?
Everything is a toy. Dry your eyes.
Anyways. You folks like contests?
I think that shit is fucking hideous. All of it. the best at something in the eyes of some judges? Who are these judges? Clown like behavior. Letting others tell you someone is better then you. That’s the perversion of it all. Pure skate board fun is when you do skateboarding. It’s not any of the other parasitic nonsense that attaches itself to that act.

I 100% agree, on both fronts.  Arguing about whether or not the toy we all play with is a toy is silly and should stop.

I also never really got contests, because it's really all subjective.  High ollie contests and the like I get, because it's clearly x is better than y because the measurable number was bigger.  But saying whether a kickflip to feeble or a heelflip to smith is better than the other seems to not only miss the point, but it in itself is pointless because it depends on the person.

Then again I've never been big on playing SKATE either, I would rather just skate with friends and have a good time than make it into a contest.

[gabbesucks]

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Are you BBs till crying about toys?
Everything is a toy. Dry your eyes.
Anyways. You folks like contests?
I think that shit is fucking hideous. All of it. the best at something in the eyes of some judges? Who are these judges? Clown like behavior. Letting others tell you someone is better then you. That’s the perversion of it all. Pure skate board fun is when you do skateboarding. It’s not any of the other parasitic nonsense that attaches itself to that act.

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I 100% agree, on both fronts.  Arguing about whether or not the toy we all play with is a toy is silly and should stop.

I also never really got contests, because it's really all subjective.  High ollie contests and the like I get, because it's clearly x is better than y because the measurable number was bigger.  But saying whether a kickflip to feeble or a heelflip to smith is better than the other seems to not only miss the point, but it in itself is pointless because it depends on the person.

Then again I've never been big on playing SKATE either, I would rather just skate with friends and have a good time than make it into a contest.

I agree with your point but also, heel flip into smith sounds fucked up

[Brguy]

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Are you BBs till crying about toys?
Everything is a toy. Dry your eyes.
Anyways. You folks like contests?
I think that shit is fucking hideous. All of it. the best at something in the eyes of some judges? Who are these judges? Clown like behavior. Letting others tell you someone is better then you. That’s the perversion of it all. Pure skate board fun is when you do skateboarding. It’s not any of the other parasitic nonsense that attaches itself to that act.

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I 100% agree, on both fronts.  Arguing about whether or not the toy we all play with is a toy is silly and should stop.

I also never really got contests, because it's really all subjective.  High ollie contests and the like I get, because it's clearly x is better than y because the measurable number was bigger.  But saying whether a kickflip to feeble or a heelflip to smith is better than the other seems to not only miss the point, but it in itself is pointless because it depends on the person.

Then again I've never been big on playing SKATE either, I would rather just skate with friends and have a good time than make it into a contest.

They could judge it by how loud is the sound people make when the see the tricks, nothing more objective than that.

[versacekid420]

haha “it’s a toy.” it’s my fuckin drug bro. the board is the needle and concrete is my vein. 1-8 

[MaXX_I-D]

it’s my fuckin drug bro. the board is the needle and concrete is my vein.