It's cool to see that so may of you wear Patagonia Baggies –– I've used them for years, and they're truly deeply versatile and the quality is primo. I'm sure that they're possible to tear, but I've been shocked at the slams that i've taken in them to no effect that I'm convinced would have ripped my duck canvas work pants.
For those just trying them, a few small points of consideration: desired length is completely subjective, but unless you really want something short I would definitely order the 7" "longs". I wear them towards the waist as they're designed to be worn, as opposed to saggy boy board short style, and they're a nice length but definitely not long, especially when you factor in them riding up when pushing, walking, sitting, etc.
Also, almost everyone here says to cut out the liner –– I would at least try them out with the liner before doing that. A major difference is that I normally don't wear underwear with long pants, so both for support and to avoid flashing the general pubic incessantly, I use the liner and I think it works really well and I hardly notice it. Cutting them out also kinda fucks up their potential to be used for swimming. A couple of years ago they had an absolutely insane, awful redesign where they honestly nearly doubled the size of the liner to where it felt like a saggy mesh diaper under your shorts, but they fixed that (although I haven't bought any new pairs in over a year at this point). A few years ago they also began constructing them from I believe 100% recycled nylon, so they're fairly "green" for a corporate product.
As for Sock Talk, I prefer Maggie's Organics "Organic Cotton Sports Sock" crew socks (not their casual crew socks). To me they're really a great, all-around classic white sock that are incredibly well-made and long-lasting, and excellent for skating. They are expensive, but you can save a bit by buying the 6-pack as I do. I just bought another 7 pairs after using a rotation of 8 pairs for three-and-half years, and they had no holes or substantial wear, only slightly losing some elasticity and having developed some light pilling after years of heavy use.