Skatepunk

Why is it that certain older skateboarders--the so-called elite skateboarders of any/all the skateboarding generations, are sometimes the most arrogant excuses for assholes in the world? It would seem that the guys who've been ripping for 25 years or more would be the guys who could relax, not be worried about what people think, and be comfortable with who they are and their place in life. But instead there are a handful of guys who are such jerks and so arrogant and cocky that it's truly sad. The mentality of "I'm great at skateboarding, and if you're not, then I don't want to give you the time of day" is such a pathetic attitude. It's also pretty sad to think that there are people who've been lucky enough to go through life into their forties never holding down a nine-to-five, skateboarding for a living, and earning so much respect and admiration for doing something they love, and yet still they are bitter and sour at the world, as if we all owe them something. Definitely chalk one up for another thing to be sad about with skateboarding. Why do I care? Because at my age, it's heartbreaking to see people I looked up to as a kid be complete arrogant jerks to kids or people who obviously look up to them.

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