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Tell a longboarder to do skateboarding tricks and they probably couldn't do it. Tell a skateboarder to bomb a hill going over 50mph and they probably couldn't do it.

This whole list is just "skateboarders" gatekeeping and being super judgmental. I do both and it's super toxic to sperate the community like this.

I have noticed that skaters hate longboarders but there is practically no hate to skaters in the longboarding scene, if anything there is really only respect

"excessive amount of power slides" aight guys we just gotta take those turns at a full 40mph now

By this point these skateboarders would just hate everything

This video makes skaters sound like pretentious nerds.... lol Imagine how childish you would have to be to hate on someone because they can’t do a “trick” lol

As a new person to the community, these kinds of videos make me really sad because of how tight in a sad way skateboarding is. BUT happy because I can see something that I can do better on.

Different mentality. I used to skate as a kid. Liked doing tricks and it was a blast. Loved pushing and challenging myself. Put it down for several years once college started. Recently rediscovered my love for being on a board. But I realized my mentality had changed. I don't care about tricks anymore. I just love the ride. To cruise. Put head phones on and explore. Maybe bomb some hills for a bit of an adrenaline rush but for the most part just relax and enjoy. That's kinda hard on a regular board. There's a huge difference between a standard 54mm skateboard wheel and the 85mm wheels I'm rocking on my board now in terms of ride quality, shear speed, and momentum. It's not even close. And yes I do use it as a means of transport and I think that's a perfectly valid reason. It's a great fun clean method of alternative transport. Skaters just need to accept that longboarders just don't have the same priorities that they do or care about the same things. Just live and let live brother

i just realised how toxic the skateboarding community is

Longboards actually came first. Surfers in California wanted to have something to do when the waves were dull. So they just made a surfboard with wheels. This shortly evolved to skateboards as making them shorter was better for tricks. When people figured out that you could jump with them, it opened up a whole new avenue and skateboarding started to become it's own extremely popular sport. In other words, a skateboard is to a surfboard, what a motorcycle is to a car. Both came from the same place, but one evolved from the other and went in a completely new direction. Longboards are just surfbords on land, they're meant replicate the feeling of surfing. However, longboarding too evolved into it's own sports. The 2 main ones are downhill and freeriding. Both of these are extremely different compared to skating and surfing and they deserve their own respect. There's also longboard dancing which is relatively new and modern.

To be honest I’m a longboarder most of the time and a skater some times but I recently put a surf skate on my longboard and I’m actually getting respect from more of the community now because the amount of people I’ve watched face plant with it is ridiculous

I hate the mindset that we can’t all just be part of a bigger community. Skateboarders act like it’s an exclusive club that you can only get into when you “earn your stripes” but by gatekeeping all you’re doing is making it harder for your community to grow and giving it a bad reputation. There are plenty of good points in this video, like hating on posers who only get into longboarding for the aesthetic, but at the end of the day, everyone is trying to just have fun. Let everyone have their own brand of fun, and if you see some poser newbie struggling on a longboard, help them out instead of pointing at them and insulting them for not being “cool/good enough.” This toxic gatekeeping mindset helps nobody and all it does is inflate egos. Skateboarding is VERY difficult, but it won’t grow if we push everyone who’s interested away. Personally I love riding both and don’t see why I need to choose! Just riding any board is fun for me :)

"There are only so many variations of powerslides you can do, and even if you are the sort of longboarder who puts in the time and effort to learn to do tricks, eventually you'll reach a limit ... It just makes sense to put that effort towards something else" I'm totally going to go to the skatepark and start telling skaters they should really get into software development

longboards are more flow based than skate boarding when it comes to tricks, so the more impressive longboarders are those who can make tricks conect like a dance, and that's why I moved to freestyle longboarding

But remember, not all skaters out there are like this. some of us are very chill and wont judge about anything.

I got into long boarding later on in my teen years. My neighborhoods streets were really bumpy and riddled with pebbles and debris and I wound up hurting myself a lot on my cheap skateboard because of it. It also didn’t help I was trying to learn how to skate at the time as well. I was an avid biker but I wanted something more casual for cruising around. I remember the incident where I decided to switch. I was getting really decent at just going fast at this point, I was never interested in trucks because I didn’t care about impressing people I just liked the motion, my wheel hit the tiniest pebble and bucked me off. Of course with my luck this was right in-front of a pile of broken beer bottles and shards of glass my neighbor had thrown in the street. I tucked and rolled to protect my face but long story short I spent the night picking glass out of my back and arms. I decided I needed something heftier with thicker wheels and got a long board. It was immediately a better experience for me and exactly what I wanted from skating. Simple cruising while I listened to my music. And yes the tricks on long boarding are stupid but they are easy for people to pick up on and just fun to do. I haven’t been boarding in years but I remember my time doing it fondly. My main hobby has always been bass playing and after we moved I just sorta stopped. This video made me want to get back on my old board though lol

You make us sound like pretentious whiners. We skate bro. I've been skating for 23 years and never actually thought about bmx'ers, rollerbladers, or longboarders. Scooter kids on the other hand...

Here is a hot take: Any longboarder who is somewhat commited to using it as a mode of transport probably masters the basics of pushing, carving and footbraking much better than regular skaters.

Before I even clicked this video this argument about longboarders being hated by skaters made ZERO sense to me. I'm the only guy ripping bowls in my surrounding parks and not once has any skateboarder given me anything less than respect.

isnt the purpose of the longboard to just go from point a to point b in a funner whay than just cycling, is it obligatory to do tricks with everything with weels on it?

Im a longboarder, I used to skate and still can. the reason i prefer longboarding just cuz i find it very enjoyable to just cruise around, and yes it is easier then skateboarding but thats also an up side for me. Its relatively relaxing to me.

I love grapes, and so do all my friends. We are all so annoyed with blueberries though. Blueberries, even when compared to purple grapes, don’t taste anything like grapes. 100% of the time they have a “blueberry” flavor… and that is lame. They don’t even grow on a vine. Try making grape juice with blueberries. 10 times out of 10, you can’t.

Why did I even watch this

Recently I've been learning to longboard as both a form of travel and exercise

This was very interesting to watch as a longboarder. I have tried going to skate parks a few times, and I can tell longboards REALLY just don't belong there in my community. So I stick to nice parking lots and streets. TBH, I don't really like skateboarders... they've never been hospitable to me or my sister, who also longboards. I don't care that you don't like my board; you don't have to be rude lol

I like how he said a normal skateboarder could kick flip a longboard, yet even pros struggle to kick flip a longboard, I love skateboarding and longboarding, just different boards for different styles

as someone who is going to get into longboarding i’m just getting on to ride around and just think, it is also is pretty cool way of transportation

I think longboarding can be a great 'gateway' to traditional skateboarding. At first cruising around the city at high speeds gave me quite an adrenaline rush...it was great but after a while it got boring...thats when I got into traditional skateboarding (learning tricks and whatnot). Traditional skateboarding will never get boring for me, theres just so much to learn and do! And BTW I still enjoy longboarding, why not have both?

I think you completely went around the fact that most skateboarders are afraid of going faster than 30mph

This video is so weird to me because after reading a lot of comments, I see a lot of people share the same opinion and experience I do: I longboard, and I see skateboarding and longboarding as two different things that shouldn’t be compared. Also - I know skaters that literally encourage longboarding. Also, I’m a college student that works a lot .. and I wish I had time to lean tricks, but I literally don’t. I drive an hour back and fourth for work from home … I longboard to relax and release all negative energy and find positives. It’s peaceful and fun! Also: the speed! But literally- skateboarders and longboarders mostly seem to coexist peacefully from what I’ve experienced lol.

I'm 45 and I started longboarding 3 years ago as a fun mode of transportation. I have not desire to learn tricks. Now that my 11 year old son has picked up skateboarding, it's fun to go out cruising with him. Only thing I learned from this video is to stay away from skateboarders as they will do nothing but judge me.

I loved longboarding as a kid. I've been skating since I was 5~6 years old, but there wasn't many places around my home with stable ground to practice, and the closest skate park was like an hour long walk at least. When longboards became a fad around when I was 12 or so I got really interested in it because the big wheels made it very easy for me to just ride around despite the messy terrain. As I got older and had less time to practice tricks on my skateboard the longboard was the one of the few things that got me out of the house since it was so easy to have a good time with it. That said, both of my boards were, and still are very precious to me.

This is the first time me and many of my skate friends heard this argument, I mean a 13 year old might think this but all of us in my community don't really care if someone longboards, we even encourage it to non skaters because it's great stress relief and keeps you from being cooped up in your room all day

EY man, done both for a long time and love them both equally. There is a large down hill racing culture in Australia, and as someone who has experienced both it takes significantly more balls to come down a hill at 70+ kms then kickflip a stair set. Very bias view my man, experience the culture before making a video like this.

Lol youtubes new most replayed feature playing over the frame of the "but" conjunction is the funniest thing I've seen today

"tell a skateboarder to do the most basic longboard trick" i would love to see someone do a cross step on their first try

Of course longboards can’t do tricks(they can but it’s way harder), they’re not meant for that. The only similarities are that both have wheels attached to a board. As for “power sliding” with softer wheels , which longboards tend to have, you get more traction so you need more speed and force to initiate it. I practice both sports and I don’t think it’s fair to compare them in the same category.

Notice how people longboarding tend to have a lot more safety gear on than skateboarders? You see that, and you know they're serious. If you can powerslide on a longboard and drop hills, good for you, because that's an incredible skill (very dangerous though). Also, I agree with a lot of the other comments, longboarding and skateboarding aren't meant to be comparable in aspects such as tricks and 'aesthetics'.

I skateboarded for 20 years, and still do a little. However, I took up longboarding (mainly freeride) in my early 30s in order to save my knee after a few injuries from big slams and the gym. Honestly, the skills aren't completely transferable, and I'm struggling a lot to unlearn some of the habits I've picked up skating a normal deck. Slides are completely different, and managing your speed is so much harder on 72mm soft wheels. I was definitely a judgemental skater in my younger years, but after growing up, it all seems a bit dumb to gatekeep so much. Longboarding is a completely different sport at it's core, but we are all just riding around on planks of wood with four wheels at the end of the day.

This video was clearly made thru the eyes of a skater and has zero imput of an actual longboarder. Yes we both ride a piece of wood, with trucks and 4 wheels, but we are not the same. Yes longboarders can do "tricks" but longboarding is far more diverse than skateboarding. Or maybe just as diverse. In what would be classified as "longboarding" there are different categories, that require different set ups and technique which all require a lot of time and effort to "earn your stripes" freeride, dancing, and downhill / racing just to name the most common. I personally do downhill/racing, and freeriding. It was untrue when you said something about there's not anywhere to go once you've mastered the few "tricks".. that is farthest from the truth. There's always something new to learn, new hills to bomb, events to go to. Downhill longboard racing is on its way to the Olympics, anybody who's interested look up "world skate games Argentina 2022 downhill skateboarding" I dislike "posers" as much as the next person, but not all longboarders are posers, just like not all people who wear thrasher hoodie is a poser. 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

I'm both, a skateboarder & Downhill longboarder. & lemme tell you, downhill longboarding, learning how to slide, some of the best feelings & most fun i've had

I’ve never met a skater like this but if did I would seriously laugh in their face if they think one is better than the other. Also I’ve seen plenty of people use a longboard just like a regular skateboard. The only way a longboard can limit you in regards to doing tricks, is if you have a mentality of this video.

They recently gifted me a longboard, I'm starting to learn since my friends also skate and I didn't have one, I usually just sat with one or two friends near the skatepark. My parents gave it to me by chrismas surprise gift and it turned out that they asked for a longboard which definitely looks&feels decent, I am very grateful and I hope that a longboard was not a bad choice.

Took my surfskate to a skate park for the first time a week ago. I've gone 4 times since. Yes, I feel completely alienated when i walk in... a female with a Carver board... even more so when a teen yelled "pu$$y skater" at my back... but you know, I've got the longest board out there >:] Honestly, past the obnoxious "skater bros" making the most noise and complaint, everyone else is nice and chill. It was easy for me to get ahold of the general "rules" of the park. The learning curve in skating different terrain was difficult, but isn't that why you gotta keep trying? How many hours do some people spend practicing at the park? I show up and despite having a very good grasp on how to work my board, I struggle. A lot. I kept at it and got better! The point on limits is well... a limited perspective. Im not very familiar with skateboard tricks, therefore I see the same kickflip or whatever else they call it. I enjoy the majority of skaters in the comments arguing against many of the "hate." Some guy at the park complimented my board, which I dare say is pretty sick. I step on a board and feel so stuck! It doesn't turn! Ah!!! Like, wow. They're different! On my Carver I can ride and turn with one leg for a while, even tighter turns! Hell, I can go surfskate and never touch the ground, carving and cruising for miles. Which. Is a workout oh my God. The comparison thing just doesn't work. Kinda feels like "not to be racist but..." So, be kind? Even to "posers" because you never know who might drop their board and give up because of content like this. Or never pick up a board. Im a female skater of MANY years. People ask me if i "actually" skate. I walk with it and get the looks. The scrutiny. Its so. Uncomfortable. When I see girl skaters of any age I feel so prideful!! Whatever they're riding on. I dont care! There are more important things than the size of your wheels and skape of your deck. Go out and have fun on whatever suits your feet best, and never think you can't tru other things. The fundamentals are all the same. Just push and go. God. Rant over. I could go on for as long as I can skate without touching the ground :)

I think of longboarding more like riding a bike. You got the extreme people in tight suits and helmets. People who commute. People who ride for enjoyment. We all enjoy things a little bit differently.

I’m sorry but bombing mountain runs and sliding takes more balls than kick flipping down a set of stairs. Both disciplines are hard….also this video is dumb there’s a huge longboard community and events all the time

Hey dude, your videos are great we want to see you build some skate ramps. Where is those videos?

NGL I love longboarding because it's fun. After some surgery I couldn't do skateboard tricks like I was when I was a kiddie. My granddad used to take me to the park where I would enjoy it when it was empty. After that surgery when I was a youngster, I had to stop doing the things I loved for the sake of my health. As we all grew up, I grew apart because I couldn't do the activities they did. I got into highschool and one of my friends had brought her longboard. I was really curious, you mean I could still skate without doing all the stuff I used to do? I know it seems foolish, yeah but that's what attracted me to them. That rush, that feeling, that excitement was back again. It was like physical therapy and emotional healing. I slowly got into long distance pushing, surf skating, that stuff. I couldn't get that rush with a bicycle I did with a board. Even now my interest has moved into cars and motorcycles. I still board from time to time on modified drop deck that's turned into a pavement surfer. I'll keep it in my trunk for emergencies or if the weather seems right, a nice jaunt around downtown. I've met plenty of former skateboarders who went longboard because they were unable to ride a skateboard like they were younger. A buddy of mine had a bad motorcycle accident and went to longboards, realized he loved bombing hills. Most of the culture of longboarders seem to be secular to skaters. You got these guys who just love doing other sports similar to longboarding like surfing, wave riding, all that. Then you got the grumpy skaters who feel emasculated by someone having a bit of fun.

It took me over 2 decades to realize that it's OK to ride a board to actually go places!!! You don't HAVE to treat every board like a hackey sack.

8:09 this is so incredibly wrong. Unlike skateboarding, longboarding isn't about just "learning the trick" , it's about being able to do it at higher speeds, slide for longer, get better style and more consistently land the tricks. Notice how similar these metrics are to skateboarding ? Not to mention there are literally a hundred different powerslide variations to learn, and then double it for them all learn again switch. It's pretty obvious the creator of this video, did very little research into the actual culture of longboarders. These guys are almost always dedicated to the community, and have hella downhill events - far more than there are skateboard competitions.

This reminds me of the parkour vs freerunning "debate". Free runners tend to look down on parkours guys because it's "easier" missing entirely that they're different, but related disciplines. One is tricks and style, one is speed and efficiency. Don't really understand the inherent pissing contest from these trickers to us speedsters

i started skateboarding again a few months ago and its a lot of fun. ive also been debating on grabbing a long board for local commutes though

i think the main reason of this is because people tend to compare these two things which are obviously made for two different purposes. skateboarding was made for doing tricks and longboarding was made for getting from point A to point B, but people tend to round them together for both being a board on wheels.

Their is a massive longboard dancing and freestyle community in France, Russia, China and most of South East Asia. And it's growing in places like the UK thanks to people like the dock sessions. So their definitely is a community for longboarding

Appreciate the video! Lot of stuff to put in there! Good!

Ill be honest this video just highlights the toxic nature of the skateboarding community (aside from the skate park etiquette bit). I'm a keen long boarder and tbh its great fun. I've actually wanted to break into the (regular) skateboard scene for a while but enjoy the long boy too much! I find people care too much. If you're outside, doing exercise while having fun then that's good enough :))

"This one might seem kind of petty" these all are lol

As a Skateboarder I really get irritated When Other Skateboarders Hate The Long Boarding, Scooter, Rollerblading And maybe even the Bicycle Community’s And then It Creates A Stereotype and Then People Think that All Skateboarders are like this.

The more i learn about the skateboard community, the more i hate it

I just received a longboard as a gift and on the first day I took it out to practice and I met two dudes on skateboards and they were super nice to me 😊

Bro I am a skateboarder and I respect all skaters

This video is inaccurate the thing with longboarding is it's meant to be smooth and flow while going at high speeds skateboards can do tricks but have you seen skateboarders go 50mph+ down huge hills

I got a longboard for the reason that I would mostly use the board for cruising around my city and just going on a day-to-day basis so I decided that I would get a longboard now and then when I want to actually go to skate parks and do tricks, I would buy myself a normal skateboard which I feel like skateboarding versus longboard comes down to what you’re using it for

What this fails to go over is the aging aspect. I literally can't do certain things anymore because of lower back pain and multiple sprains or breaks. Longboarding is a way that I can still enjoy skating, but is generally safer on average. So if its a choice between longboard skating or no skating, I'm going to longboard.

I am a aggressive rollerblader from back in the mid 90s, and mountain biker this got me annoyed for the long boarders. This really makes a skateboarders look and sound a bunch of immature pricks. Also 10 years into a hobby such skateboarding is nothing in the grand scheme of things.

As someone how’s only skated and dabbled a tiny bit in roller blading, I’d assume it’s much more scary to go down a hill at 50+ mph than do skateboarding tricks.

I loved how smooth longboards were and how long you can move without pushing as much. Hated how long and wide they could be. Turns out I just wanted a skateboard with thick longboard wheels. Perfect hybrid. Can still pop some tricks and ride super smoothly

As somebody who really enjoys both, I don’t think it actually matters as, long as you’re nice we shouldn’t care.

i skateboard and longboard i enjoy both they both have they're perks and i dont hate the other just for board preference

Dude it's just a lifestyle. It ain't about which one is better we're all just chilling. Vibing and skating in this crazy thing called life

I've been to plenty of skateparks big and small with my longboards and everyone I've met is super nice. Don't think I've ever met someone who hates on me because I ride a different kind of board than them. A lot of times, I'll find a group of people and we'll swap out our boards and always have a good laugh on how different they feel. They always mention how secure it feels and how it feels like they could just go anywhere with it. Then I'll always say that because I'm used to my board being longer and heavier I'm not used to a smaller lighter board and it feels like there's nothing under me so I'm actually scared to go down a ramp with it. It's always a good time with other people. You be respectful to them, they'll be respectful back.

"Possible to get hurt" Ah yes because bombing a hill at the speed of sound with no proper control is very safe

I used a long board to get to the skate park. I got clocked by a cop going over the 35 mph speed limit of the road. Do that trick "go fast" "As someone in the skateboarding community for over ten years..." One sentence that explains it all. So you've been skating since 2011? I started skating while you were still swimming in a furry bag.

I have been skating for some years now and I don't hate longboarders or scooters. Just have fun don't let anyone keep you from that. Just do what you want to do

imagine people who do tricks on BMX was making fun of anyone riding any other bike

I used to skate when I was 10, I took my grandkids to a skatepark. Wow what kids do today. I showed what I knew until I fell harder than my age allows. I’m 54 and I exercise regularly (I box) I forgot how much fun it is and how much it hurts. ( I don’t remember it hurting so much) I believe now more than ever that kids need places (free places) to be kids, less skate stops on public benches, more places for bike riding.

Longboarder here. I would put it this way: there are many more posers in the amount of long-boarders at your park than skateboarders at the skatepark. I don't like the mashup of people who buy some cheap-ass board, don't loosen the trucks or change anything about it, and ride it around the riverside getting in people's way (and also carrying it a majority of the time). Get past those people. Longboard in private or on roads and it's a fun activity. Longboard 50 mph down a road with slide gloves and it's an extreme sport.

How can you really call a longboarder a poser for flying down hills at 50+ mph, it takes a lot of practice and time

I really like the kind of movements that dance longboarding has, so I want to get into that mostly. Im pretty new to skating and I try to have a good variety of both

I have a long board that is meant for street skating: Never summer assault. I used to take it down 3-5 stairs, power slide, and bomb hills. You could Ollie it, but it did not have a curved nose.. so it wasn’t super easy. It’s too bad never summer stopped making boards

Idk man board sports should show love for each other all around. I primarily skateboard but sometimes you just feel like going mk11 down a hill without dying because you didn’t see a small crack in the road. And honestly long-boarding feels more like snowboarding and that’s big w for me.

congratulations on presenting an entirely bias view on longboarding while claiming to be neutral. the essance of skateing is to not give a shit... a long board is still a skateboard...i stoped rideing street boards when i was 22. im now 38 and i still dont give a shit about rideing my longboard.

All the skaters ive met are super chill. None of them have said anything negative about longboarding or cared what other people do for enjoyment

This video really reminds me of the beef between shorboarders and longboarders in surfing. Long story short: we have a limited amount of time in our lives, we are not here to impress nobody with our super-hard-mind-blowing tricks, I much rather be just having fun.

Why would I dedicate my life to a skateboard? Wheels are a great mode of transportation and wheels without fossil fuels is even better

A big aspect for me is that in my country the roads are shitty and the skate parks are small, few and far between. Also there is the fact that almost no longboard dance moves damage your shoes, neither does a failed attempt damage your board so it is way more cheaper to invest in a good longboard that may easily last over a couple years (with an occasional bearing/wheel change) than switch a board and a pair of shoes every few months. Edit: I still love both and I have a balanced group of skaters and longboarders. I love the style and look of a skateboard rotating in seemingly random directions and landing on it like it is second nature, but I also enjoy the feel and flow of spinning a 7lbs wooden board with "no effort" using a hand and the wavy moves it carves in when you dance on it. Basically ride whatever the fk you want as long as you are a decent human being. Relax and spend your free time as you wish as long as you don't harm anyone.

People who are og in the skating community don’t give af what color, shape, speed or aesthetic of the type of deck u ride. There’s no rules in this sport so real ones just like to see others just like them shredding and having fun. Don’t be fooled by this video, MOST of our community is mad chill.

I just took up longboarding in my 40's after skating in my teens and 20's. My knees and ankles aren't what they used to be, so it's a way to still do part of what I loved. Had a kid with a skateboard ask me to kickflip and my longboard doesn't have a tail. So I used his, told him it'd take a few tries. Always could do a variable heel way easier than kicks because of my ankle injuries. Got it on third, and he then asked me how to do it, because he couldn't. He was cool after that. I was him once, shitting on roller blades until I tried them (not quite my thing, but not being able to bail if something goes wrong gained some respect), so I have no place to judge.

Longboards are not built for doing tricks. You also mention putting your feet or hands on the ground is ugly or disliked when literally some of the most popular skate tricks are boneless, no complys, and hand plants. You don't need to put one million hours into skateboarding to become a "non poser"

The truth is that the skateboarding community has a long history of hating anything and everything that isn't skateboarding, even skateboarding itself.

I'm 49 years old. I've been skateboarding since I was 10 years old... But now, I just want to smoothly cruise on soft large wheels. Caring what others think about me wasn't important on a skateboard and isn't important on a longboard either

i used to skateboard but then i realized that i dont really enjoy skateparks or doing trick and used it more as a form of transportation so then i decided longboarding would be better i still want to get back in to skateboarding. im going to actually try and learn skateboarding but my longboard wil always be my go to transportation method

Well it’s true. There are a group of gate keeping skaters out there always bashing on everything that isn’t skateboarding. But no one should care what they think anyways. It’s not like they care about what others think either, “counter-culture” or what not. There are lots of supportive skateboarders and long boarders too that truly love the sport, and ride purely for the enjoyment and not just to fit in with the elitist crowd. I say, “Grab any kind of board and just SKATE!”

Skateboarders hating longboarding is like bmxers hating people that just ride bikes.

When you dedicate your time and effort to anything, you will see there's nothing to hate.

I enjoy longboarding because of its smooth cruise vibe, I love to explore and cruising around on a smooth board, I uave rode a longboard since I was a child and it has only gotten better idk but there is just something relaxing about cruising around especially downhill and carving

Longboarder here, I use it mostly for transportation. Sometimes I do downhill racing with my drop deck. But other than that I just commute to and from work.

I rode a "longboard" at a skate park for about 3 months before i could afford a skateboard

"Even though I don't personally have a problem with longboarding, here's an exhaustive list of everything I think is wrong with longboarding. And every other form of riding because the skill ceiling is lower than skateboarding and thus is a useless talent."