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| 335886 | 20655 | The Death of Surfing | 61 | V.Manoc | Jan 22, 2025 | 2025-01-21T23:07:40-0500 | " Localism is… misunderstood and misused, most of the time. The media has gone huge with a few stories about raving assholes who surf and beat people up. To me, that's not localism - that's a story about a guy with a short dick whose mom didn't hug him enough. I am a firm believer however that a line-up is safer and more enjoyable for everyone when there is a collective understanding of how things flow at that particular spot. If a surfer paddles out to a new line-up and has no interest in learning a little about that place and its people then I think that's a sign of disrespect. In a healthy line-up, one's negative actions are met with equal and opposite reactions; call it localism if you want, but I have no problem with that. If surfers don't employ some kind of self-governance then we'll soon have cops and rangers on the beach and in the line-up issuing citations, and we'll be paying their salaries when we purchase our "Dawn Patrol 3 Hour Surf Pass" from a toll booth built on our favorite beach. " Chris Malloy |