the state of skateboarding...

I think skateboarding kinda suck now in a way as far as the new generation is concerned. It's as if no one skates just to skate anymore. Nowadays I see nothing but kids dying to use skateboarding as a way to come up or be sponsored, no one is ENJOYING skateboarding. Yes, there are some sick video parts going down and more talented kids ripping out there, but alot of you are not only doing it for the wrong reasons, but ya'll have no respect for the legends that's been holding it down for years. The other day some kid at LES Skatepark said that Eric Koston sucked. Yes, I shit you not he said Eric Koston is trash...simply because he don't put out new video parts every month like the new generation of skateboarders are doing these days. I had to educate the kid about Koston and how he is one of THE most influential pros of our generation, the man been on a skateboard probably longer than i was thought of, probably before the kid's mom and dad met. Another example of no respect for the OGs will be the infamous Pyramid Ledge moment between Josh Kalis and Grant Taylor (search Kalis's Quartersnacks interview for the story on that). Granted, there are some new kids out there that have respect and get their inspiration from the legends but alot of kids in skateboarding flat out suck, hands down. Another thing about kids in skateboarding is that they are TOO DAMN COMPETITIVE!! Back when i first started skateboarding back in 2003, skateboarding was kinda dead and skateboarders in the hood were pretty much unheard of. When a skater spotted another skater in the street, they will roll up to you and say what's up, and ask to skate around with them and talk and vibe. Nowadays, a skater will roll up to another skater and not even say whats up, instead they ask for a game of SKATE or they ask what's your best trick...that shit is super tacky and sucks the FUN out of skateboarding. I blame this on these big money contests like Dew Tour, X-Games, and more recently, Street League. The point of this post is to tell today's generation that to calm down, stop being so competitive and thirsty for a sponsor, relax and ENJOY skateboarding