Skateboarding Youtubers
Added 2022-02-01 22:11:56 +0000 UTCOk so here is sort of a draft for a youtube video I will be releasing. Curious to hear what you guys have to say about the video. So
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Most gamer YouTubers are less cringe than most skate YouTubers. I would also say most skateboarders probably are nerds, but maybe they aren't dweebs. Like this guy is handsome, but he's also insecure and a pussy. You could be ugly and soft and and nerd and still not be a dweeby-ass pussy, you know? Most actual rippers I meet look pretty nerdy, but their actions are cool.
Chrissy
2025-08-29 00:55:30 +0000 UTCAnd I think a channel that does some good shit is shredz shop Also just like nerdy skate content and the dudes pretty funny
Fim
2022-02-07 19:54:34 +0000 UTCI think for me the period where i watched john hill and some george poulos was like a transition from braille content to core skate content But that wouldn’t explain their plumeting view counts
Fim
2022-02-07 19:53:49 +0000 UTCI like the point about the specific youtube content being the issue rather than the medium itself. Gonz has a pretty sick youtube channel.
Peter Bunton
2022-02-06 23:44:05 +0000 UTCThe nine club to me is a bunch of (older) dudes that made it in skateboarding now making it in youtubing. George P is making it in youtubing and using skateboarding to do it. To me George P is a Youtuber that skates.
nick wall
2022-02-06 09:57:28 +0000 UTC“We’re job buddies” lol
Matty B
2022-02-05 17:03:13 +0000 UTCI would love to hear your thoughts on Rad Rat's channel, considering you've mentioned that you like his videos. Why does his channel get a pass when guys like George don't?
Crash
2022-02-05 14:06:20 +0000 UTCG*orge P's latest vid since this coming out is "Skate Gear Reset" (Switching up my drip!)
tristen schern
2022-02-04 18:41:05 +0000 UTCIt's wild that a person that makes a living pointing a vlog camera at themselves tries to convince people that they don't care about what people say or think about them.
JP
2022-02-04 17:26:11 +0000 UTCFacts, majority of the skate YouTubers water down the skating in order to appeal to a wider audience which of course isn’t a bad thing. But for dudes that have been around skating for so long it’s very unappealing. For example Ben degros is sick af, doesn’t do shit to make the video easier to follow for those who don’t understand skating, which I would much rather watch then someone who would rather cater to people that don’t skate in order to get more views and money. Keep killin the vids Joa
ooodoo
2022-02-04 15:57:28 +0000 UTCfurry shot stayed on unfortunately long. my entire architecture studio saw as i had this play in the background while i did my work..
Emmett Maguire
2022-02-03 23:58:21 +0000 UTCIt seems as though George is comparing core skating to YouTube skating which seem un-comparable. “Core” skate culture is the world and YouTube skate culture is a tiny little island on that world. The divide between the two is where people on planet core think that the YouTube island is wack. And the YouTubers can’t get away from the fact that they have taken from a culture that is cool.
Ryan Kewley
2022-02-03 14:47:48 +0000 UTCJohn Hill is gonna retire after seeing this one
Cole
2022-02-03 08:32:43 +0000 UTCYou need to reference NinjaLifestyle somewhere, he's the OG youtube skater. Andy Cock and the scientologist can't match up with the vegas madman..
Sam
2022-02-03 04:24:10 +0000 UTCYeah. You can respect John Hill for putting himself out there and putting in work to do his channel, but that doesn't mean you have to like it and even promote it.
Gabriel Womark
2022-02-03 02:04:57 +0000 UTCAlways felt the same about John Hill, his videos felt painfully phony
Jonathan iannuzzi
2022-02-03 00:24:56 +0000 UTCyou can use gifs on here
Cooper
2022-02-02 23:50:59 +0000 UTCnft
Ashton Ormsby
2022-02-02 23:47:05 +0000 UTCFacts don’t care about your skateboarding
Bain Parenteau
2022-02-02 21:26:04 +0000 UTCWhen did Milhouse from The Simpsons become a real life boy on a skateboard (and scooter)!??
Benjamin White
2022-02-02 19:29:13 +0000 UTCIt seems like skateboarding YouTubers is just a good way to introduce kids to skating , then as they see the YouTubers getting made fun of and them just being cringe, some of the kids decide yeah that’s kooky and move to more core stuff
Robert Deckard
2022-02-02 17:02:53 +0000 UTCGeorge nodding to the camera like he was in the room getting props from his homies made me feel sad and funny inside. You're just like the new Reynolds king, I also couldn't agree more.
Mikey
2022-02-02 12:31:58 +0000 UTCGeorge Poulos is the personification of film grain b roll
Jawn Shanahan
2022-02-02 11:57:02 +0000 UTCNot all negativity is bad. George, try not taking yourself too seriously. Thats why youtube skater suck, because they take themselfs too seriously. Toxic possitivity only makes for people acting like they are flawless. That‘s not how the real world works.
Straizor
2022-02-02 11:02:46 +0000 UTCThere has been this huge shift in the last 5 years or so where content creators in all sphere's went from 'this tanked, ok let's look at another way of doing better' to 'how dare you criticise all my hard work you unwashed peasant'. Not just YouTube either, the Game of Thrones ending had the actors pick up torches and pitchforks and come for people who dared criticised the half assed end series. Like I get it, you worked hard on it, but you're not going to entertain everyone, not everyone is going to like you, and if you can't handle that then maybe a 15 min video with a clickbait title pissing about it isn't the best way to move on.
Ash
2022-02-02 10:32:35 +0000 UTCHow the fuck is your thing moving
Garrick Slings
2022-02-02 07:09:49 +0000 UTCi find it quite funny that mr poolous thinks he has "made it in skating" i feel like there is a lot more that factors into that rather than just having a succesful youtube channel and all of the points he made in the video. i would argue that even some of my favorite skaters have not fully "made it in skateboarding"
humanbeing2002
2022-02-02 06:42:37 +0000 UTCI would like YouTube skaters as much as core skaters if their content wasn’t cringey and unwatchable. Simple as that
Garrick Slings
2022-02-02 06:06:43 +0000 UTCSeems like george has got a serious case of toxic positivity, and at the root of toxic positivity is the idea that we must ignore all things negative in spite of the fact that those negative things might be real. Positivity is sort of wasted and possibly even harmful if it doesn't come from a genuine place. As you said in your video, George sees himself in this really positive light to sort of escape and ignore the reality that he wasn’t able to find a place in core skateboarding, and I think you do a good job of showing that perhaps it is this fake positivity, that he uses to cope with his insecurity, that also motivates him to try to get the rest of the skateboarding community to also think with this toxically positive mindset. I think that perhaps one of the most toxic things about toxic positivity is the kind of conformity it tries to enforce. It kinda seems like the point that George is trying to make is that we all need to be positive all the time even when we don’t truly feel it because we might hurt someone else when were honest, and I think this video and others in which you give people constructive criticism provide a good counterargument to that point. You can criticize someone with out hating them or trying to make them quit what they're doing entirely. That being said it does feel like there is a fine line between criticism and hate and I think unfortunately the environment of the internet creates a large amount of room and safety for people to just straight up hate without having a good reason.
Gabriel Womark
2022-02-02 05:00:09 +0000 UTCgeorge is such a cooky guy
Edgar Quintana
2022-02-02 04:55:38 +0000 UTCI would love to hear you further go into the concept of making skateboarding YouTube more distinct in format and customs from other genres of YouTube. That was my favorite part
Benjamin Saunders
2022-02-02 02:53:15 +0000 UTCBut fr I’m hyped you’re actually releasing this on YouTube, you make some good points that other yt skaters/ general skateboarding audience should hear
sexyprostateexam
2022-02-02 02:27:22 +0000 UTCmy favourite part is when you said scrotisinal scrandom
sexyprostateexam
2022-02-02 02:23:58 +0000 UTCAt least George exhibited some self awareness tho, even if he didn’t mean to
garth
2022-02-02 01:44:52 +0000 UTCdangerous to think that the 9 club is core and i think that youtubers have created this divide themselves. in naur other sport/hobby/bullshit is there such a debate- the line is drawn and that's fine. boundaries do exist. i've had 3 ciders and am going to go watch bottom feeder for the 800th time.
garth
2022-02-02 01:42:12 +0000 UTCYou accidentally stumbled on a weird thing in YouTuber culture where you have to tolerate and be all smiles in every video or bigger youtubers won't collaborate with you. I'm not saying George is like this, but a lot of the fake positivity types will be the first to talk mad shit on everything in private. It's so weird lmao
Cooper
2022-02-02 01:34:29 +0000 UTCYoutubers seem like they don’t have the kind of infrastructure that a lot of the professionals you are making comparisons to have. Most successful podcasters for instance work for a podcast network like the Ringer where they have editors to guide them. Guys like Zach Lowe or Bill Simmons also frequently have a previous or continuing career as a writer where they are taught to refine their voice and craft. Skating has people that could teach some of these skills but formal analysis has been counter to the culture of skating.
JP
2022-02-02 01:33:40 +0000 UTCmy first thoughts is that this is a good YouTube video to make. I think George is dipping into the delusional side of this happy go lucky fallacy that would just realistically destroy the core fabric of skateboarding, as you were saying. This is your career, (for the time being) and you should be vigilant of how your “coworkers” are pushing the industry. If he can’t understand the concept of constructive criticism I believe that’s to his own detriment. I think this is a sensible awareness video that anyone could gather some insight on.
Jeremiah Johnson
2022-02-02 01:30:22 +0000 UTCOh, what do I think about the video? Great topic and you will giver skate youtubers the world over to make more reaction reaction reaction to reaction vids. Everybody wins.
Iriemon
2022-02-02 01:03:27 +0000 UTCgood vid, george creeps me tf out that guy definitely abuses his inhaler before hopping on that scooter. surprised no mention of the dan corrigan i feel like hes been on one lately with pumping shit into youtube
Ashton Ormsby
2022-02-02 00:57:36 +0000 UTCIt's mind-boggling how youtubers like george poulos have absolutely no critical thinking skills. I honestly find it hard to believe that he is this incredulous to valid arguments for why Youtube skateboarding is terrible, and lacks this much self-awareness. This is not even specific to skateboarding, but to literally anything. He doesn't seem to understand that people have standards for what they like and dislike. Also, he loves to use the word "negativity" as much as possible yet it's so vague to what he is referring to. I honestly believe George just makes videos like this as a way to place blame on skateboarders for why his viewership is on steep decline.
blue3
2022-02-02 00:54:49 +0000 UTCI feel like kelvin is on Cariuma just for the support of Brazil
Jack Black
2022-02-02 00:51:51 +0000 UTCyeah i totally agree with what your take on the whole fake positivity thing. i remember watching a video by adam neely about why people feel so strongly about music they don't like and he brought up a quote like "the opposite of love isn't hatred, it's indifference". when you call out shit you think is whack I think it reflects just how much you care about it, you know? on the other hand, I also agree with you about how people give way too much of a shit about whats going on over at braille/revive or whatever, since its intended audience is different. but anyway yeah thanks joa
Kevin Yue
2022-02-02 00:47:42 +0000 UTCI will say when I first found skateboarding and didn’t know any better yeah I watch this bs. Once I found out there was way cooler shit which I learned mad quick I never really watched the “YouTube” skaters again. Maybe they do serve a purpose almost like how a Zumiez might get someone into skating... until they find out about real skateshops. But these dudes should in no way think they have to be perceived positively they are complete cornballs that is just the truth
Axel Anderson
2022-02-02 00:46:59 +0000 UTCI've followed George's career. George garnered his subscribers from his successful trick tip videos. Since then, he's been desperately floundering, trying to carve out a niche as a self-help skate channel about how hard it is to be a "creator". I lost interest because I don't want to hear about how stressful it is to make a few youtube videos per week. Try working a real job. Thats stressful. He's also as inoffensive as possible so he can make sure not to put off any potential subscribers. Whatever real personality he has gets lost because he is too worried about his count. And, sorry George, but your style is horrible besides the occasional nice kickflip.
Iriemon
2022-02-02 00:46:55 +0000 UTCbiebel needs a reality show. dude went from having some of the best manuals around to looking like he eats 6000 calories of egg protein a day its so funny to me
Zachary
2022-02-02 00:21:32 +0000 UTCI think you expressed what a lot of people including myself have been feeling about skateboarding on YouTube.
Benjamin Coyle
2022-02-02 00:15:26 +0000 UTCthe video was great also i really enjoy these longer ones while i'm working
nolan
2022-02-01 23:32:55 +0000 UTCHaven't watched yet but fucking poggerz, saw this get uploaded when I was at work but shit was longer than my lunch break. thanks joa.
Ashton Ormsby
2022-02-01 23:32:26 +0000 UTC42:00 watching this from my desk @ amazon 😔
nolan
2022-02-01 23:30:26 +0000 UTCLike you pretty much said, the lack of authenticity in the skate-youtube world is enormous, and it's easy to see through everyones fake positivity bullshit. Why can't people just keep it a buck?
tristen schern
2022-02-01 23:19:34 +0000 UTCspeaking of how skaters have adapted to the new digital landscape, Brandon Biebel seems to have figured it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bg1qfQx6IA
joey t
2022-02-01 23:11:47 +0000 UTCThis hour long video feels like someone is preparing to drop their first podcast episode…
Davis Campbell
2022-02-01 23:11:14 +0000 UTCThis whole thing made me really thankful for you and your content. I have been very into youtube since I was young. That being said, my main hobby and interest of skateboarding never had a good nor true representative on the platform. That is why I have become a huge fan of your content. Thanks man.
Gabriel Snyder
2022-02-01 23:09:39 +0000 UTCWhen I first started skating, the first ever skateboarding content I watched was Arron kyros trick tips. I really enjoyed it back then and it was pretty much my introduction to skating but after a year in and being introduced to core skateboarding I stoped watching YouTube skaters it just wasn’t enjoyable after watching full length parts and shit like hyjinx and now recently your videos
Isaac
2022-02-01 23:03:45 +0000 UTCOne thing I noticed about cariuma's instagram, is that they don't seem to understand their target audience at all. They post things on their posts saying "have you skated this spot?" Or "are you skating today?" Really makes it feel like they are totally disconnected from the audience they want to be a part of
Jonathan iannuzzi
2022-02-01 22:33:45 +0000 UTCThere’s something strange about skateboard youtubers. It’s like a train wreck I can’t look away from. I don’t necessarily want to see it, yet I consistently find myself watching it
Thankyoucomeagain kamala
2022-02-01 22:30:07 +0000 UTCthanks joa
Will LaCosta
2022-02-01 22:30:06 +0000 UTCIt's hard to express the joy I got seeing an hour long vid on here
Nick Redwine
2022-02-01 22:28:04 +0000 UTC
