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| 335770 | 20655 | The Death of Surfing | 40 | TudorsCooter | Jan 21, 2025 | 2025-01-21T10:09:04-0500 | Spiral Bee said: @TudorsCooter I want to thank you for introducing the term "kook collectives" to my life, lol. I share some of your concerns, especially around overexposure of spots and the reduction of a sense of discovery and adventure (an issue that surfing shares with many other activities this day and age). But then also I recognize my experiences may be very different. I'm in New England for starters - our surfing ecosystem is different. Crowding can be an issue in 3-mil season, but when the hooded suits come out of the closet, much less so. Also, the foamies stick to certain beaches, and Surfline cams are only trained on a handful of spots. Plenty left elsewhere. At those beginner-friendly beaches, my experience has been that the folks flailing on the soft tops are actually pretty well versed in etiquette. It must be a standard part of whatever surf class they've taken. The few times I've been dropped in on they took my feedback fine. Maybe I've just been fortunate? Finally, I don't love your zip code suggestion! This too may be informed by where I live, If zip code determined access, most of the good spots around here would be accessible only to rich white guys. Don't get me wrong: some of my best friends are rich white guys ;-) but I'm pretty sure we can respect the locals without that level of exclusion (not that you were intending it). Interesting thread, lots to ponder. Click to expand... I did not recommend the zip coding lol, but loving the feedback! Thank you for sharing |