@andy569 @hobbygod One day i’ll muster enough motivation to give up every online community to dedicate all my energy to practice and become the best yoyoer ever lol.
This is true. @eos_x_44 if y’all want to take a peek lol.
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For real though 
I dont think I’m that great of a player but all my posts get upvoted like crazy on reddit.
Edit: I’m Barely active on reddit anymore too. I really only post on there to get some traction on my posts/videos in Hope’s of getting sponsored
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@hobbygod0310 for me
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Your posts get upvoted on reddit for a couple of reasons lol:
- You can do beefhook type tricks.
- People actually like tricks posted by a recognized name.
- you do tutorials.
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AND you’re swole
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Haha, you forgot that I have a minor resemblance to chris pratt. but actually my tutorial posts on there dont get as much traction as my actual trick circles.
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Thank you fam I wasnt always that swole
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Is that why I’ve got such a big /bro-crush on you?
…okay, well that was super awkward.
/walks away like nothing happened.
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I removed a bunch of posts. I know no one had any bad intent but the info contained doesn’t need to be a public record. Thanks and carry on. 
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Thinking that someone knows less about yo-yo’s or yo-yoing because they aren’t competition level is like thinking Bill Belichick can’t be as good a football coach as Herm Edwards.
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I agree and disagree with this.
I DO know less about yo-yos and yo-yoing then someone who’s been at it longer and who can perform tougher tricks then me.
I’m not experienced enough to be able to tell just how stable a yo is, or how well different responses work, or the way weight distribution effects things. I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference in my One Drop between Ultra Light side effects or spikes.
I also don’t know the first thing about slacks and whips and other tough things like suicides either. I wouldn’t be able to give someone much advice on these things.
I DO know less.
And I’m not saying that’s bad…it’s just normal. Of course I don’t know as much as more experienced players. I don’t know wtf I’m talking about yet. I’ll get there…but it’s gonna be awhile.
And that’s okay. That’s how it should be…the more experienced players have had to earn their skills and knowledge.
I’d value their opinions more than mine in a ton of situations involving this skill.
Just a random thought.
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I feel the same way, @twitch77.
I always feel a little sheepish whenever someone solicits my opinion about a yoyo or some aspect of yoyoing because I can only speak from a position of limited experience and beginner skill level. Even personal preferences are unreliable since those tend to change a lot as one progresses and gets more experienced.
So, for example, while I (still) call out the One Drop VTWO as my favorite throw, I always feel like I should qualify that by footnoting how long I’ve been throwing (11 months), so that people can weigh my opinion accordingly.
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I think it depends if you consider it a contest to be “good” at … or something relaxing you like to do. More of a culture or lifestyle than a competition.
I mean I guess there is competitive fishing and regular fishing too?
As far as Reddit goes, some people got super angry at the “what are the differences between different concave bearings” and other discussion-y topics … but this is because you have to win with upvoting to make it to the front page, or you are buried in the giant pile of stuff nobody ever looks at. Ironically Reddit itself is a hugely competitive space due to its design, with the front page being the only place that matters and the upvotes / downvotes etc.
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I respect and won’t argue your position, because in so many ways your right (you too @zslane) but here are two relevant examples of what a lesser skilled player can and bring to the table.
Pro Golf, probably all golf pro’s have a coach, probably none of their coaches play golf better than the pro they’re coaching, but they do know how to analyze a swing and offer solid advice and insight on how to get better.
When I see an amazing 1a performance on the stage I’m impressed, in awe, etc. but end of the day if your posting pictures, giving reviews, doing comparisons, scientific analysis, and giving your opinion on topics I enjoy reading about, as a fan of the hobby I actually appreciate that more. So for me that average skill yo-yoer has given me more than the competition grade performer.
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whats upvoting ?
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I think it is the reddit equivalent to giving a “like”.
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It is but it’s not supposed to be. I’m pretty sure the intent was to use upvotes on comments that furthered the discussion whether or not you agree.
Now it’s an agree/disagree button because people are incapable of handling the basic concept I mentioned above.
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Upvoting/ downvoting on Reddit is more than just "liking"or “unliking”, it is a part of the reddit “karma” system.
Every user has a Karma score. 1 upvote equals one karma point, one downvote equals -1 karma point.
The voting system is an integral part of the way Reddit functions as an entity, and it is one of the few things that makes it a very unique form of social media.
It is also quite literally a way that Reddit operates as a form of democracy. The more upvotes a post gets, the more likely it will end up on the Reddit front page.
The more upvotes an original comment gets, the higher it will place in the comment feed of a post.
The same is true for downvotes.
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All the ‘finger-gun-esque’ gestures players throw out in competitions between throws makes the community as a whole look like a bunch of asocial neckbearded dweebs.
Can we get a pelvic thrust every once and again? To show the world we are cool?
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Call me a normie, but a shoulder tap before a fronstyle combo looks cool.
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