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My opinion between now and back in the 90's when I first started is that there are too many jams now for money and trophies. I'd prefer b-boying to be half art and half sport not like 85% sport and 15% art the way it seems nowadays with tournaments left and right.
I agree with how the internet killed a lot of the raw vibe as well. I think the best solution is to cut down on the number of tournaments all over the world being held for money and trophies because the internet is going to stay filled with video footage from all over the place.
Cutting down on the number of tournaments for money will probably never happen either though 'cause it's kinda like letting a kid run wild in a candy store. Yeah, there's lots of candy all over the place and it's fun for like 30 minutes or so but after a while your stomach is gonna start hurting 'cause of the lack of substance. Same thing with b-boying. Tournaments for money are cool 'cause it's a decent test of performance under pressure but there's not enough counter balance of just raw breaking, raw creativity and just that raw spirit of things that was around more back in the days.
Despite these criticiscms I still love b-boying culture. One of the best things to happen for my entire life was to become a b-boy. I still see more positive aspects about how b-boying can enhance people's lives than negative. Peace......
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