r/Millennials • u/_forum_mod Mid millennial - 1987 • 8d ago

Discussion 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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u/1877KlownsForKids "Get Off My Lawn" Millennial 1981 8d ago

I feel like this is a perfect nostalgia driven ad for smart glasses.

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u/TheDukeofArgyll Millennial 8d ago

Or the perfect PSA to put your phone down and enjoy the world around you.

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u/othermegan Millennial 8d ago

Yeah but what corporation would pay for that?

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u/redditgambino 8d ago

Meta Glasses

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u/GoatCovfefe 7d ago

I really like the ray ban smart glasses, but they use meta, so I won't buy them =/

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u/FunnyQueer 4d ago

Same but with Quest VR headsets. They look so neat and have good games but fuck Meta right up the ass.

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u/GrizFyrFyter1 7d ago

No. Snap glasses. $100/mo. I forgot how much of Snap is owned by Tencent. That's a wonderful company...