2022 unpopular opinion thread

[manysnakes]

canvas < all other materials

I make my ship’s sails out of pleather.

[SatanicPanic]

egg/football decks are for people who cant fully commit to a popsicle or shaped deck

I think eggs are the only shape besides popsicles that make practical sense, because they’re nice if you just want more room for your front foot. Shaped decks are just for show.

[Roy Machine]

My rep is in the positive again so it's time crush it...

1. Kalis's tre-flips are overrated they don't look that nice
2. From an outside perspective Dime glory Challenge is just a bro fest now and most people involved or in the crowd seem unsufferable. I think it was irony at first but now they became what they wanted to mock.
3. The nike sb eco looks like shit. I don't get the Love it receives on here

[sacking rails]

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egg/football decks are for people who cant fully commit to a popsicle or shaped deck

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I think eggs are the only shape besides popsicles that make practical sense, because they’re nice if you just want more room for your front foot. Shaped decks are just for show.

bad take but hey thats what this thread is for

[skatebruh]

My unpopular opinion is that popcush is awful

Agree. The Chima Pro 2 had the Ultracush 3D insole which I use in all my Vans. But they have gotten nasty over the years...

[FuzzGNU]

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egg/football decks are for people who cant fully commit to a popsicle or shaped deck

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I think eggs are the only shape besides popsicles that make practical sense, because they’re nice if you just want more room for your front foot. Shaped decks are just for show.

I used to think the same, but this video changed my mind:



I definitely understand why people ride them now. So much of skateboarding is mental, and if it puts you into the mentality to skate the way you want to skate, then more power to you! Fun is subjective, and who are we to say what is and isn't fun to skate, right?

They're not for me, but that video gave me a lot more respect and understanding to people who do ride them. I think its kinda cool that there are still people riding them.

Also, any arguments we could make against shaped boards can also be made against any non twin tail deck if you think about it...

[manysnakes]

There’s a point where we must acknowledge that our tastes and preferences have aesthetic dimensions as well as practical ones. There’s a reason why we don’t all skate twin-tail Powell Flight Decks in grey sweatpants and blank t-shirts.

[SatanicPanic]

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egg/football decks are for people who cant fully commit to a popsicle or shaped deck

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I think eggs are the only shape besides popsicles that make practical sense, because they’re nice if you just want more room for your front foot. Shaped decks are just for show.

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I used to think the same, but this video changed my mind:



I definitely understand why people ride them now. So much of skateboarding is mental, and if it puts you into the mentality to skate the way you want to skate, then more power to you! Fun is subjective, and who are we to say what is and isn't fun to skate, right?

They're not for me, but that video gave me a lot more respect and understanding to people who do ride them. I think its kinda cool that there are still people riding them.

Also, any arguments we could make against shaped boards can also be made against any non twin tail deck if you think about it...

Sure if they make people feel cool then go for it. I usually do horizontal stripes for my grip the jobs because it tricks my brain into thinking my board is wider than it is. Seems like a stretch to say either thing is practical though

[indigenous_nudity]

Trendwatch 2023

There’s a point where we must acknowledge that our tastes and preferences have aesthetic dimensions as well as practical ones. There’s a reason why we don’t all skate twin-tail Powell Flight Decks in grey sweatpants and blank t-shirts.

[Mean salto]

Gonna take a real big swing


The three polar videos aren't as good as the three _____ days videos Pontus did for cons


Also I'm backing plain shirts and sweatpants (maybe not the rocky greys tho don't need to instantly see everyone's ass sweat)

[Blueabyssofthisss]

Jumping down big stairs and untouched gaps will forever be the coolest part of skating

[Dwyck]

Skateboarding is fun

[FirstTimeCaller411]

I’m desensitized to Jamie Foy doing a front crook or a front feeble and don’t think it even counts as a trick for him anymore.

[goodatmeth]

Skateboarding is fun

No fuck you

[Szechuan]

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Skateboarding is fun

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No fuck you

In Soviet Russia, you fuck me.

[goodatmeth]

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Skateboarding is fun

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No fuck you

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In Soviet Russia, you fuck me.

Post a fit first

[Madam, I'm Adam]

I don’t mind when old threads are bumped. If it’s a reminder of a good part for example, that’s cool. If it’s something stupid about something else that’s stupid, whatever.

[FatGuy92]

I think the whole SOTY process is kinda broken now. Is it really fair to call someone a Skater of the Year when they can release a bunch of parts they spent multiple years working on? The sheer quantity and level of skating that Mark Suciu and Mason Silva put out for example is really really high, but that shit wasn't all filmed in the same year. Is this going to eventually push our favorite skaters to not drop any footy of substance for several years until they want to take a run at SOTY?

[pizzafliptofakie]

I think the whole SOTY process is kinda broken now. Is it really fair to call someone a Skater of the Year when they can release a bunch of parts they spent multiple years working on? The sheer quantity and level of skating that Mark Suciu and Mason Silva put out for example is really really high, but that shit wasn't all filmed in the same year. Is this going to eventually push our favorite skaters to not drop any footy of substance for several years until they want to take a run at SOTY?

This point makes no sense. Do you think Fully Flared was filmed within a year? Stay Gold? Sorry? Most, if not, all of the SOTYs won based on footage that took multiple years to compile. You can criticize the strategy of "campaigning" for SOTY all you want, but saving footage for a long time is how the vast majority of skateboard media works.

[goodatmeth]

Is this going to eventually push our favorite skaters to not drop any footy of substance for several years until they want to take a run at SOTY?

Isn't this how it used to be? Not even because of SOTY, but people were waiting very long times for any footage of certain pros.

[FatGuy92]

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I think the whole SOTY process is kinda broken now. Is it really fair to call someone a Skater of the Year when they can release a bunch of parts they spent multiple years working on? The sheer quantity and level of skating that Mark Suciu and Mason Silva put out for example is really really high, but that shit wasn't all filmed in the same year. Is this going to eventually push our favorite skaters to not drop any footy of substance for several years until they want to take a run at SOTY?

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This point makes no sense. Do you think Fully Flared was filmed within a year? Stay Gold? Sorry? Most, if not, all of the SOTYs won based on footage that took multiple years to compile. You can criticize the strategy of "campaigning" for SOTY all you want, but saving footage for a long time is how the vast majority of skateboard media works.

I understood it more when the Internet wasn't accessible as it is now and those you mentioned are full length videos, which have a lot more moving parts. In our current day and age where single parts dominate skate media, it makes less sense imo. I think it's more of a nitpick on my end, I don't have an issue with campaigning for SOTY and I follow along like everyone else. Hope that makes my opinion more clear.

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Is this going to eventually push our favorite skaters to not drop any footy of substance for several years until they want to take a run at SOTY?

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Isn't this how it used to be? Not even because of SOTY, but people were waiting very long times for any footage of certain pros.

Clarified a bit more above

[Billy Bitchcakes]

LPT: Turn pro off the back of instagram hype, spend 10 years filming and releasing nothing, release your entire career's body of work at once at the end of the year. Guaranteed SOTY

[FatGuy92]

LPT: Turn pro off the back of instagram hype, spend 10 years filming and releasing nothing, release your entire career's body of work at once at the end of the year. Guaranteed SOTY

That's my life goal. I just need to not suck at skating and then I'll be unstoppable!

[sacking rails]

street skaters are better than park skaters in every way possible

[fakiefs180]

street skaters are better than park skaters in every way possible

That can't be a unpopular opinion.

Parks mostly have perfect conditions.
The streets are rough and dangerous.
But parks and the streets can be full of humans.

[biaherl]

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street skaters are better than park skaters in every way possible

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That can't be a unpopular opinion.

Yeah that belongs in the 2022 Captain Obvious thread

[goodatmeth]

This has to be unpopular since it's in every fucking video:
Can skaters pleeaaase stop willfully riding/PUSHING into the streets and giving regular people on the road heart attacks?
Had to pause the polar video because of Boserio doing it and making a minivan hit the brakes. Pisses me off so bad

Edit: This made me think that if I only knew skaters from videos, I'd probably hate skaters

[Dwyck]

I dont like it when skaters do dangerous things in videos they should stay in the park or alternatively at home

[goodatmeth]

I dont like it when skaters do dangerous things in videos they should stay in the park or alternatively at home

Yeah that's totally the same thing. Let's keep putting ourselves in danger and not others? Like actual fucking dangerous car accidents? Wtf

[realbasedgod112]

pressure flips are actually cool
backside noseslides are overrated, bordering on ugly (unless done on a uniquely challenging obstacle)
hardflips look better when they're sketchy, watching a pro do 10 of them perfectly in a row is just boring
the less popular the brands you wear are, the cooler you actually become
OJ make good hard wheels (as long as you're skating glass-smooth parks)
slappies will never get boring, nor will they be boring to watch
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my most unpopular opinion, i beg of you not to kook me:
doing something in a street doesn't make it more impressive than in a park.
this isn't to say park is more impressive, i would rather watch a street part without question.
personally, i think there's not much point to leaving the park to go skate a glass smooth plaza with the exact same ledge design.
POSTFACE: my statement only applies to skating done at/on clean, low-risk, street spots. OBVIOUSLY, you get props for skating crust which can tear you apart like a cheese grater