2022 unpopular opinion thread

[modern life is war]

Not sure if it’s unpopular but after watching that Daniel dent vid i decided I’m over both back board to hurricanes and wallie back boards. They were cool for a bit, they had their time in the sun, but it’s time for them to end.

Yeah boardslide to hurricane is definitely overdone.

[rusty knees]

just say boardslide

We know its backside if you dont say frontside (the harder one)

same goes for tailslides

[vinithebr]

Just say back board

We know it's a slide even if you don't say boardslide

And 'boardslide' sounds goofier to me, maybe cause it's an easy shitty looking trick most of the time so it reminds me of waterslides or kid's slides idk, I feel like a gingerbread cookie everytime I do it.

[tkp]

Putting a massive picture as your signature is bad forum etiquette.

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[j....soy.....]

Just say back board

We know it's a slide even if you don't say boardslide

And 'boardslide' sounds goofier to me, maybe cause it's an easy shitty looking trick most of the time so it reminds me of waterslides or kid's slides idk, I feel like a gingerbread cookie everytime I do it.

I agree….you only should discriminate when necessary…..

It was called rail slide a bunch too…then people stopped skating rails…

[Newphone]

I think Burnett makes too much money.

[Newphone]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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getting strong mark david chapman vibes from this guy

More of a stones guy

[Sketch Hitchcock]

I think Burnett makes too much money.

Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

[cky enthusiast]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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getting strong mark david chapman vibes from this guy

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More of a stones guy

tyshawn deserved SOTY

[Newphone]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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getting strong mark david chapman vibes from this guy

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More of a stones guy

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tyshawn deserved SOTY

You’re like a religious person proselytizing; who are you really trying to convince, me or you? 

[Atiba Applebum]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

He’s the editor of the magazine.  I don’t know that he’s involved in the video/internet side of things.   He gets paid commensurate to his position.   Depends what end of 6 figures we’re taking about.  200k isn’t that big of a pay for what he does, but 800k would obviously be. 

Also, you VASTLY overrate his influence and the power of print media if you think the Vitellos have any fear of him starting his own magazine.   Nothing he’s does will ever compete with the brand name Thrasher and if he goes, Sieben or someone (not like there aren’t a bunch of ex-skate mag editors around) can slide into place.   He’s a steady hand, that’s all. 

[urbneathme]

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getting strong mark david chapman vibes from this guy

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More of a stones guy

i find you tremendously irritating, but this gave me a really good laugh. credit where it’s due

[Newphone]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

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He’s the editor of the magazine.  I don’t know that he’s involved in the video/internet side of things.   He gets paid commensurate to his position.   Depends what end of 6 figures we’re taking about.  200k isn’t that big of a pay for what he does, but 800k would obviously be. 

Also, you VASTLY overrate his influence and the power of print media if you think the Vitellos have any fear of him starting his own magazine.   Nothing he’s does will ever compete with the brand name Thrasher and if he goes, Sieben or someone (not like there aren’t a bunch of ex-skate mag editors around) can slide into place.   He’s a steady hand, that’s all.

I’m hearing mid six figures…

[Sizzle]

@Newphone can you just make a thread and get it off your chest instead of shoehorning this into every single one of your posts. You’re clogging up the best thread out right now.

Those nosebonk wallie things people do before hillbombs are stupid. Literally just drop into the hill at that point. It’s fun but literally just ollieing off the curb into the street is way cooler

[Sketch Hitchcock]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

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He’s the editor of the magazine.  I don’t know that he’s involved in the video/internet side of things.   He gets paid commensurate to his position.   Depends what end of 6 figures we’re taking about.  200k isn’t that big of a pay for what he does, but 800k would obviously be. 

Also, you VASTLY overrate his influence and the power of print media if you think the Vitellos have any fear of him starting his own magazine.   Nothing he’s does will ever compete with the brand name Thrasher and if he goes, Sieben or someone (not like there aren’t a bunch of ex-skate mag editors around) can slide into place.   He’s a steady hand, that’s all.

I didn’t say print media.  The mag and the youtube channel and website are all a coordinated effort Burnett oversees.  It’s all under the Thrasher umbrella.  And yeah, I think if Burnett left he’d start his own thing and take some folks with him.  Obviously it would be closer to what Jaime Owens is doing than the merch empire Thrasher’s built. But that’s not in the interest of the Vitellos who as you say want a steady hand running shit.

[Atiba Applebum]

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I think Burnett makes too much money.

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Why wouldn’t he deserve a six figure salary.  He’s running the top media company in skateboarding.  The Vitellos surely want to take care of him so he doesn’t start his own imprint.

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He’s the editor of the magazine.  I don’t know that he’s involved in the video/internet side of things.   He gets paid commensurate to his position.   Depends what end of 6 figures we’re taking about.  200k isn’t that big of a pay for what he does, but 800k would obviously be. 

Also, you VASTLY overrate his influence and the power of print media if you think the Vitellos have any fear of him starting his own magazine.   Nothing he’s does will ever compete with the brand name Thrasher and if he goes, Sieben or someone (not like there aren’t a bunch of ex-skate mag editors around) can slide into place.   He’s a steady hand, that’s all.

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I didn’t say print media.  The mag and the youtube channel and website are all a coordinated effort Burnett oversees.  It’s all under the Thrasher umbrella.  And yeah, I think if Burnett left he’d start his own thing and take some folks with him.  Obviously it would be closer to what Jaime Owens is doing than the merch empire Thrasher’s built. But that’s not in the interest of the Vitellos who as you say want a steady hand running shit.

Hmm well I don’t think Burnett is loved in that way, but maybe that’s just my perception of the dude.   Judging from the masthead (just happened to get a new issue today) it looks like Cole Matthews is in charge of all the video/media, so I don’t really know how everything works out. 

Basically, the Thrasher brand name is too strong for any actual competitor to worry Thrasher.   Even Transworld couldn’t really make a dent.  Burnett could def do something in the Closer space, but I can’t see how he’d siphon anything significant.

I think Burnett is paid well for what he’s doing.   I don’t think mid-500k is egregious.

[modern life is war]

Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

[urbneathme]

Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

your profile photo is a dirt bike

[quackquack]

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Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

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your profile photo is a dirt bike

Dirt Bicycle = good
Dirt Skateboard = bad

[skate_or_dingus]

 newphone seems decent.

[The Ghost of Lenny Kirk]

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situation where kids are put onto pro teams or pro vids/taken under the "wing" of a mentor pro skater almost always seems like some exploitive shit.

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This is the kinda thing you dream about when you're 15 and when you're 35 you're like "is this legal?"

You give a kid that much money they don’t know how to act responsibly and they don’t know that no one withholds ur taxes for you and it’s why the paycheck seems like so much

[SatanicPanic]

Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

Hard disagree. Dane Brady does that several times in a polar video and that’s one of my favorite parts

[vinithebr]

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Trick where you skate through dirt should be considered very ILLEGAL. Nothing makes me cringe more than seeing that shit.

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Hard disagree. Dane Brady does that several times in a polar video and that’s one of my favorite parts

If the problem is waste I cannot see how that is worse than focusing.

Which would be my entry but I don't think it's an unpopular opinion.
It's somewhat understandable in heated moments, but doing it just because you can sucks.

I just watched a Foy edit yesterday in the vids section and 3 minutes after a land with everyone all happy and shit he breaks his board, with his ass which was pretty funny, but annoying regardless.

[sle_epy]

tfunks pantaloon cut is way goofier than nyjah but not as silly as ben kadow

Kadow dresses interesting but it doesn't look cool to me like others seem to think. It looks like he's trying way too hard.

[modern life is war]

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tfunks pantaloon cut is way goofier than nyjah but not as silly as ben kadow

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Kadow dresses interesting but it doesn't look cool to me like others seem to think. It looks like he's trying way too hard.

He dresses like a kid who found out who the sex pistols were 2 weeks ago

[sle_epy]

fs180s (transition excepted) are gauche as fuck. really not a good looking trick to me
what's even worse is fs5050 fs180 out, it's every new skater's cool trick but it looks Shit

I feel like it's just a bridge trick to other stuff. Just like kfbs50 is easy to pull off, or ns shuv out. The second two I'd argue can look cool on the right obstacle done by the right skater.

[sle_epy]

landing something on street doesn't make it more impressive than at a park, and you can achieve most if not all you can at a street spot at a park instead, with more people around.

that being said curbs are fun as fuck, and i will never stop leaving the park for the slappy spot.

Skating the Midwest would change your mind.

[urbneathme]

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tfunks pantaloon cut is way goofier than nyjah but not as silly as ben kadow

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Kadow dresses interesting but it doesn't look cool to me like others seem to think. It looks like he's trying way too hard.

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He dresses like a kid who found out who the sex pistols were 2 weeks ago

you clearly only comprehend how neanderthals in the hardcore scene look

[Terminal]

I'd rather rep a Steezy Skate rat hoodie than a Thrasher one...

[Paperclip20]

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landing something on street doesn't make it more impressive than at a park, and you can achieve most if not all you can at a street spot at a park instead, with more people around.

that being said curbs are fun as fuck, and i will never stop leaving the park for the slappy spot.

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Skating the Midwest would change your mind.

Or the rust belt, goofy take.