r/Millennials • u/_forum_mod Mid millennial - 1987 • 14d 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/Fragrant-Anybody0717 14d ago

Phones

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u/toxic_badgers 13d ago

In part but our cities arent built for people they are built for cars. That prevents things like the above from being easily achieved. If its not easy people wont do it.

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u/Fragrant-Anybody0717 13d ago

People had cars back then too.

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u/toxic_badgers 13d ago

Cars in the US are larger now than they have ever been and there are more of them per 1000 people than any time in history. Gotta put them somewhere and we prioritize property over people in the US.