{"database": "surfing", "table": "posts", "rows": [["335839", "20655", "The Death of Surfing", 59, "gigamots", "Jan 21, 2025", "2025-01-21T18:01:07-0500", "At the risk of triggering some of our more sensitive members, it really does come down to economics...\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWaves are an amazing and finite resource, yet they have only gotten cheaper.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFinancial costs: declining ($99 foamie at a Walmart near you!)\n\n\n\nSocial costs: declining (nobody gonna heckle you anymore)\n\n\n\nPhysical costs: declining (that buttery Yamomoto rubber, Gath/Oakley/whatever brain bucket, floatation devices...)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWant fewer crowds? Make the waves more expensive...or seek out more expensive waves (NIHI Sumba, Abu Dhabi surf mecca, [redacted super secret surf gang controlled spot], Iceland, whatever)...it's capitalism, baby"]], "columns": ["post_id", "thread_id", "thread_title", "post_number", "author_username", "post_date", "post_date_iso", "post_body"], "primary_keys": ["post_id"], "primary_key_values": ["335839"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7642900000064401, "license": "Public Domain"}