no hate to the yolo’ers - TK comes off as a wealthier Japanese version of Yuri, IMO.
it’s just weird to flex the way he is, w/o any actually well surfed waves to show they’re worth more to him than their different resin swirls.
I'm not one to crap on how folks get their jollies, but back in my day, we had terms for people who bought ALL the gear, paid for the front of the line pass, posed for all the lifestyle photos, but couldn't do THE THING. Surfing, skating, whatever THE THING is that one is trying to attach themselves to, actually DOING THE THING WELL was the ultimate goal.
Poser.
The word was poser. And it's perfectly personified in that fellas posts.
Posers can be nice. Posers can be great humans.
But they are still a poser.
Unless that person has some sort of horrific story of personal injury that limits his ability. Then their awesome, and I'm an asshole.
On second thought, I might just be an asshole. No backstory needed.
Anymore, I'm probably a poser.