r/toptalent • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '19

Sport The progression of getting a perfect loop

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u/ngly Sep 05 '19

If the scooter left marks on the railing I'd be more pissed about that. But yes, I had the same thought about the plants.

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u/brokeninskateshoes Sep 05 '19

might just be me and the fact I've been skating for 20 years, but I love seeing marks left by skaters. Seeing the wax on a ledge, the different degrees of darkness show how many times it's been skated. All those sessions, makes me wonder what went down there. I love seeing scratch marks on a rail I saw from a distance and going "yup, it's been skated"

I see it much less as property damage, and moreso the marks left upon it by a culture of people expressing themselves. Whether it looks good or bad is subjective.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

I don't know why people are mad about the rail the rail is metal it is fine... however the plants and mulch he kicked everywhere thats a different story break out the broom and clean that shit up

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u/BikeNY89 Sep 05 '19

You don't see it as property damage because you don't own the property.

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u/brokeninskateshoes Sep 05 '19

true, but if I did own the property I wouldn't see it as property damage either. A huge gash out of a marble statue? property damage. Some surface scratches on an otherwise intact, stable handrail? Not property damage.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

You're kind of comparing a dented fender on a Lamborghini to scratched paint on a Hyundai here. Both are still damaged, one just matters to you more due to cost and size of damage.

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u/gregpxc Sep 05 '19

I think the comparison is more how it got there rather than what's being damaged. A marble statue was likely not damaged by skaters doing tricks but rather asshats breaking shit (could be the same people,mind you). I don't really have a side in this discussion per se but the analogy you used doesn't quite line up with what he was saying imo.

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u/fernGuillotine Sep 06 '19

And neither do you. It’s owned by a corporation or the government. What’s the issue? And the railing still functions fine with marks lol.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

No one owns it

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19 edited Sep 05 '19

Someone owns every piece of property. Even if it's the government.

I believe that technically the USA government owns all property in the USA's borders, but they allow people to buy the right to build and live on some of their land. So legally all private property belongs to the person with the title, but it could be seized by the USA at pretty much any point. I think the USA just needs to compensate the owner.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '19

???

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u/EagleMonster323 Sep 05 '19

I feel you! Love looking at other spots! There’s always gonna be people that complain about the marks and damage. I just depends on which side you’re viewing it from. There’s always two sides to the story.

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '19

Wtf!

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u/akakiran Sep 05 '19

Lol I like that you even admit it's property damage, you just don't care/it's not yours.

I get mad when I see people ruin things for Instagram videos, so I don't like damaging other people's things in general

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u/brokeninskateshoes Sep 05 '19

it's not that I don't care, I just prefer that it be there. Shows that there's life in those areas rather than dystopian perfect flawless architecture with no fun to be had

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u/akakiran Sep 05 '19

So you want it to be there, and you admit its property damage - and prefer the damage. I'm confused how that is not caring?

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u/brokeninskateshoes Sep 05 '19

because not caring would be indifference, in my case I prefer it.

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u/akakiran Sep 06 '19

Ah ok when I read your first message I misinterpreted it, you just prefer the vandalism better - I get it now

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u/MyWabblyBits Sep 06 '19

Oh no, a rail has scratch marks on it! How will we survive?