this probably doesn't count as a trend, but i hate it when someone who doesn't have too much skill on the board (or doesn't skate at all) wants to fit in the with the good kids, so he buys a camera and uses that as his ticket to get in good with the group of good skaters, pretty much buying his way in. He wouldn't fit in otherwise and you know they probably wouldnt even be hangin out with him if it wasnt for the camera, but since he has a fancy camera and all the kids nowadays just looooove to film every little thing and put it on youtube, they except their new filmer "friend". It's just annoying to see kids like this trying to fit in by buying their way in, but its all good because within a few months they'll find someone else with a better, fancier camera and tell their old filmer "friend" to fuck off, and the cycle repeats itself.