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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #270 on: January 23, 2022, 10:21:12 AM »
everyones posts would be much better with a quick image search and pic/vid added to their story/rambling/statements


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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #271 on: January 23, 2022, 11:35:02 AM »
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This is more of an unpopular opinion IRL vs. on here, but a bunch of female skaters would be better off skating smaller boards. They’d unlock a bunch more flip tricks if they skated 8 or lower. See women’s Battle at the Berrics. Some exclusions apply but yeah. Smaller boards flip easier for smaller people/shoe sizes,
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I don't think this is specific to women. For years I've always seen people who make their setup a contest in and of itself. They gotta have the widest board, the loosest trucks, the biggest/smallest wheels/etc. even if their skating visibly suffers from it.
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Related unpopular opinion - most people who skate oversized fishtail boards are doing it to mask how shit they are at skating or that they've stopped getting better

Maybe it’s because I live in the land of Scram, but I regularly see little rippers and old farts alike destroying on their fishtail boards. The old guys who really suck usually have the Braille-approved setup.   
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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #272 on: January 23, 2022, 11:37:47 AM »
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Snowskating is cool
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How is this opinion unpopular?
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Thought i would be kooked out of here for claiming such thing

Glad to know i'm not alone

Anyone who grew up where it snows knows how fun it is to take an old deck and some crusty shoes to a hill and fuck around for a few hours. Whatever wholesome fun you have when you physically can’t skate is always chill.
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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #273 on: January 23, 2022, 12:19:44 PM »
The only reason Crail is still alive is because its a shell company for a major Mexican drug cartel

Nice. I’m finally living out my Breaking Bad fantasy, helping Crail launder money behind the scenes by skating a Bannerot deck

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #274 on: January 23, 2022, 12:24:12 PM »
Agreeing with an earlier opinion that a lot of Crail shapes are better than DLX shapes I’ve skated.

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #275 on: January 23, 2022, 02:12:39 PM »

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #276 on: January 23, 2022, 02:17:07 PM »


lmao this was the first thing i thought when i saw that photo
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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #277 on: January 24, 2022, 10:31:35 AM »
tricks done on a quarterpipe/miniramp that is shorter than 4 feet tall are not impressive in any way, shape or form

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #278 on: January 24, 2022, 10:52:10 AM »
Peanut m&ms > regular m&ms

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #279 on: January 24, 2022, 02:00:36 PM »
Peanut m&ms > regular m&ms

crispy m&ms>

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #280 on: January 24, 2022, 02:32:50 PM »
tricks done on a quarterpipe/miniramp that is shorter than 4 feet tall are not impressive in any way, shape or form

r u sure?

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #281 on: January 24, 2022, 02:52:10 PM »
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Peanut m&ms > regular m&ms
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crispy m&ms>

I disagree substantively but suspect this is an even less popular opinion, which I appreciate.

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #282 on: January 24, 2022, 02:54:52 PM »

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #283 on: January 24, 2022, 05:56:03 PM »
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Snowskating is cool
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How is this opinion unpopular?
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Thought i would be kooked out of here for claiming such thing

Glad to know i'm not alone

I fuck with snowskating, Its kinda like roller hockey,  not the same as the original,  but still fun as fuck.   

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #284 on: January 24, 2022, 07:22:12 PM »
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Peanut m&ms > regular m&ms
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crispy m&ms>
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I disagree substantively but suspect this is an even less popular opinion, which I appreciate.
Peanut butter m&ms are better than all of those combined. On a side note, if you haven’t tried the ones with brownie inside.. those are pretty damn good too.

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #285 on: January 24, 2022, 09:41:11 PM »
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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #286 on: January 24, 2022, 10:27:46 PM »
15 years ago, most pros were trying much harder. Hype and connections got fewer people so far, there really had to be tons of documented evidence of you ripping. Now, you can go pro off of sparse, scattered footage of varying quality and basically stop putting stuff out once you get your name on that board for the right company.

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #287 on: January 25, 2022, 12:05:09 AM »
Peanut m&ms > regular m&ms

This is not an unpopular opinion. Quite literally everyone who eats M&M’s knows this.

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #288 on: January 25, 2022, 12:16:49 AM »
Mini m&ms then caramel then honeycomb then normal then almond then peanut

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #289 on: January 25, 2022, 12:38:39 AM »
Mini m&ms then caramel then honeycomb then normal then almond then peanut

Hold up.. honeycomb? Did I miss something?

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #290 on: January 25, 2022, 09:10:32 AM »
Seriously the best M&Ms were the Crispy ones. Too bad they haven't made those in so long.



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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #291 on: January 25, 2022, 09:11:46 AM »
15 years ago, most pros were trying much harder. Hype and connections got fewer people so far, there really had to be tons of documented evidence of you ripping. Now, you can go pro off of sparse, scattered footage of varying quality and basically stop putting stuff out once you get your name on that board for the right company.

And get paid way, way less from skating
Regular stance is a mental disorder defined by the DSM-5

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #292 on: January 25, 2022, 09:12:59 AM »
20 years ago Jason Dill lived in a Soho loft off of Workshop and Vita money
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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #293 on: January 25, 2022, 09:16:45 AM »
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15 years ago, most pros were trying much harder. Hype and connections got fewer people so far, there really had to be tons of documented evidence of you ripping. Now, you can go pro off of sparse, scattered footage of varying quality and basically stop putting stuff out once you get your name on that board for the right company.
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And get paid way, way less from skating

For example, do you think KRod is getting paid less than Corey Duffel in the 2000’s? He had the jankiest sponsors.

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #294 on: January 25, 2022, 09:27:16 AM »
Krod is on FA and converse and is probably making less than pre-financial collapse Duffell

edit: and Supreme! still
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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #295 on: January 25, 2022, 09:32:58 AM »
15 years ago it seemed more like there was say a top 100 guys who all got paid well and also kinda got to say no to whoever was coming up they didn't like. Now it's more like you can't deny people as easily because they can do so much themselves with social media etc so there's a thousand+ top guys but only the tip of the iceberg make amazing money.

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #296 on: January 25, 2022, 10:25:46 AM »
15 years ago it seemed more like there was say a top 100 guys who all got paid well and also kinda got to say no to whoever was coming up they didn't like. Now it's more like you can't deny people as easily because they can do so much themselves with social media etc so there's a thousand+ top guys but only the tip of the iceberg make amazing money.

Even with social media there’s still rampant gatekeeping, and a lot of those gatekeepers are mediocre mirages of pros from 20 years ago. And they’re being hooked more as niche lifestyle models than pro skaters.

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #297 on: January 25, 2022, 11:04:22 AM »
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Peanut m&ms > regular m&ms
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crispy m&ms>
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I disagree substantively but suspect this is an even less popular opinion, which I appreciate.
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Peanut butter m&ms are better than all of those combined. On a side note, if you haven’t tried the ones with brownie inside.. those are pretty damn good too.

https://youtu.be/Sj-PwRTgmxo?t=2238

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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #298 on: January 25, 2022, 11:18:20 AM »
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Re: 2022 unpopular opinion thread
« Reply #299 on: January 25, 2022, 01:17:11 PM »
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Peanut m&ms > regular m&ms
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This is not an unpopular opinion. Quite literally everyone who eats M&M’s knows this.

I thought this might be the more popular opinion, but because the regulars are the classics I thought they’re probably more popular overall.