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| 222992 | 11440 | Molded, Reverse Engineered, Handshaped by One Only...WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO YOU? | 23 | stopchewingplease | Oct 11, 2021 | 2021-10-11T01:11:01-0400 | I don't see any argument outside of authenticity and environmental ethics: Be transparent about how you shape (or aren't shaping) boards. You can be authentic and have machine shaped or partially shaped boards, just be transparent and honest. Every board will eventually end up in the trash and the process it takes to create a board is largely not environmentally friendly. Each creation has environmental implication. I do not want to associate--as I take issue--with a material culture. It is a internal struggle and torment, especially when I find myself wanting to shape a board. The importance of a well made product is not beyond me. But that is my own personal feeling. There will be those who do not care, be that way but take a moment to think as to what ideologies you are enforcing. Surfing started as a counterculture. As it becomes mainstreamed it is sure to develop a new counterculture. The original attraction is still there. Be free in belief, but do not believe freely in anything which comes your way without critique. |