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- big-papes0
I have been skating for over 20 years now, and honestly I am not mad at the idea that it has become so corporate. Its great, there are nice free skateparks in almost every town now. And its much less risk,.
I used to get straight up shit on by cops, ticketed, handcuffed, had my board taken away, etc. But not the cops kids skate, so if they kick me out of a place, they'll ask me to leave, instead of pinning me on the ground.
Please understand when i was young, the counter culture angle really drew me into it, (as well as gleaming the cube), and to this day I still only shop at my local indie skate shop. No Zumies.
I just found out that Foot Locker just bought CCS, normally that would have pissed me off in the past. But and the end of the day, people are cashing in on it because its popular, and why wouldnt it be? Its fucking fun as hell.