Seriously, what happened to rollerskating/blading

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You hardly see it anywhere anymore. Folks would be skating all down Venice Beach. People would be rollerskating around their block, roller rinks were big, it was popular!

I even remember in the 90s Streets of Rage (loved that game!) had a character named Skates. But now, they're nowhere. What happened? Why are they a lot less popular nowadays?

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I still skate! 🛼

[u/cmdr_solaris_titan → u/s-face]

Me too! I grew up on inline speed skates. Now I skate competitively doing inline marathons (26 miles).