I'll buy that amendment to the Plake statement. I've still got a little bit of "so what?" as a response. I get it. I used to be like that. But then it's just like who cares? Why should I begrudge some of the loss of beginner suffering for others? As well, there always seems to be some element of fear with it. You see it with Pickleball injury stories. People are complaining that Pickleball is too easy and not as hard as tennis! "Think of all the people finally getting off their asses to participate in something that brings them joy and getting injured! Oh my god!" I just find that often these are things that we are clinging to.
And in my mind, I love to picture Glen Plake, riding up a chairlift somewhere, mohawk on his head and 90's DH boards on his feet, frown on his face, muttering to himself "...these kids can't really ski!" as 10-year-olds fly around under him backflipping off shit at breakneck speed.
June 3, 2024, 5:43 p.m. - Dave Tolnai
I'll buy that amendment to the Plake statement. I've still got a little bit of "so what?" as a response. I get it. I used to be like that. But then it's just like who cares? Why should I begrudge some of the loss of beginner suffering for others? As well, there always seems to be some element of fear with it. You see it with Pickleball injury stories. People are complaining that Pickleball is too easy and not as hard as tennis! "Think of all the people finally getting off their asses to participate in something that brings them joy and getting injured! Oh my god!" I just find that often these are things that we are clinging to. And in my mind, I love to picture Glen Plake, riding up a chairlift somewhere, mohawk on his head and 90's DH boards on his feet, frown on his face, muttering to himself "...these kids can't really ski!" as 10-year-olds fly around under him backflipping off shit at breakneck speed.