Some of his stuff can be entertaining but he's been cranking up the cringey business 101 takes on the "industry." It makes me kinda sad when people discuss skateboarding from a financial/business standpoint.
Yeah same. Also annoyed by enlightened centrist takes here and there. But especially the weird cynical justifications of the cringiest parts of capitalism affecting skateboarding. Like bro, you're taking the same approach to viewing "the industry" that Cariuma and Heart Supply take. Stop that. Turn that part of your brain off and redirect it. You're better than that.
There's a skate podcast I love that does that too, with the addition of marketing jargon. If I hear "brand narrative" one more time I'm taking a break from listening to the pod.
I hate when people willingly justify capitalism and the weird cynicism inherent to it. They think they come off as mature or "a realist"... But it just ends up coming off as being a bootlicker that lost their imagination years ago.
If you want to talk about "the industry" then start talking about how Worker COOPs should be the standard moving forward. That's how you combat real issues like: skateboarders being exploited, skateboarding being coopted by outsiders, and to assure that the community supports these skaters after their careers have ruined their bodies.
Sorry, not trying to be a hater. Love his videos, but you struck a chord in me by bringing that up because I hate it too.