Skating and surfing come from low class rejected roots. The dedication to the craft encourages lack of care for traditional desires like status, housing, and ma

Skating and surfing come from low class rejected roots. The dedication to the craft encourages lack of care for traditional desires like status, housing, and material possessions. The longer you stick with it, the less you identify with the general population. It creates an us vs. them mentality, where newcomers have to prove their dedication a bit. Add in the youthful demographics, getting yelled at for skating on private property, and newcomers getting in the way of waves or skatepark obstacles, and that's what you have. Source: long time skater