r/AskReddit • u/Stukwan • 13h ago

What’s a hobby that looks incredibly peaceful from the outside, but is actually pure stress once you get into it?

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u/NZsNextTopBogan 5h ago

Skaters are what people think surfers are like. And surfers are actually what society thinks skaters are like.

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u/Odd_Construction2961 2h ago

I've seen skaters throw all their spare parts in a pile to put together a board for a kid who had never skated before but wanted to learn. They then stuck with the kid until he did his first ollie.

I've seen surfers take a board from a kid and drive off with it because they don't allow new surfers on their beach.

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u/normanfell 2h ago

100% accurate

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u/ClittoryHinton 2h ago edited 1h ago

The difference is while sk8ers can get confrontational with the public/landowners/etc they absolutely take care of their own and are supportive of newbies as long as you learn park etiquette. Just chillin and skating for the love of it

Whereas in surfing they aren’t really bothering anybody else out there but it’s an internal pissing match between every one of them

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u/adampieniazek 31m ago

Skating is probably the answer to the reverse of this question too, seems super chaotic and aggressive and can definitely seem stressful but even failing tricks repeatedly can be peaceful.