I accidentally destroyed all my passion

[@mkhud50n]

social media tends to make people go coo-coo for the clicks. good on you for keeping it real.

[@Jay-lj8rd]

Dale you're 100% right. As someone who left a pretty cushiony job to run my own business in a creative field there's times where I just wish I never did. What I once did as a passion now sometimes feels like the ultimate burden. I feel guilty sometimes because it's what I always wanted and I feel ungrateful to even complain about it but it's a lot of pressure on you to perform. Putting numbers on a creative outlet really does destroy passion.

[@daledecker]

I see you! I also feel seen! It’s so true man. I find myself romanticizing small town living with just a regular ole job a lot these days. But the grass is always greener I feel like for me it’s helped to just be at peice with where I’m at and knowing that no matter what we do, we won’t ever escape the race and that’s okay! It doesn’t need to be depressing.

[@jvtv99]

@@daledeckerwhat you just said captures it perfectly. I think we as humans are immediately faced with pretty heavy inner conflict the second we look over the fence at the other persons grass. It would be so awesome to be truly oblivious to anything else going around other than our own immediate life but it’s nearly impossible not to look at that other side 🤷‍♂️

[@Jay-lj8rd]

@@daledecker That's it man, I found myself wanting to move off the grid and just living life as simply as possible but even then I would probably be longing for a different life. Love ya buddy, been watching since the first lyft videos & always stoked to see you upload even videos like this.

[@KellyWakasa]

I will keep watching u Dale🥹

[@daledecker]

Miss you Kelly

[@callun_contendunt]

"it's faster than fashion" hits so fucking hard. been feeling very similar recently. thanks for sharing man

[@TheGhostOfFredZeppelin]

What you said about skating being a job and not an escape anymore really resonated with me, I had the opportunity to go on to skate for a living but I just couldn't get myself to do it. I didn't want to lose the escape since it was basically the only thing I've ever had in life, having it as a job just felt wrong to me somehow and all my friends thought I was an idiot for not doing it and "wasting" talent or whatever lol

[@Kobi]

I felt everything you said, you work harder than most so I know you'll be good in the future. Appreciate you bro

[@eap61789]

This shouldn’t feel like work… I totally understand it.

[@centipedekid9824]

But it is and it's not easy

[@trueskatewithsam5275]

I get what you mean and I’m glad you are still making videos. You showing the real side of content creation helps as well.

[@transmutationdotse]

I wish I still had the 'Slammin' T-Shirt but I lost it. I am looking forward to meeting you! Thank you for all the great inspiration

[@neverwasteddays]

I worked at a youth/indoor skatepark and skateboard camp for a few years. Being able to get paid for skating and teaching others to skate was an amazing experience. HOWEVER, there were those days when it really just felt like i was getting up for any other 9 to 5. I did not want to be there. I wanted to be out in the streets or skating a new spot or just not skating at all. Any job ever is going to have expectations and measurements of success and you lose that autonomy that allows you to feel free and replenish your mental and your passion. It's easy for anyone to say it would be awesome for them because they've never experienced the reality of what you do. To an audience they see what you want them to see. The content is created with the intention of looking appealing. The behind the scenes stuff though is rarely shown. Keep your head up Dale... you got this!

[@trashvomitstudios]

Destroying your passion is a good thing. Passion is an illusion.

[@PenguTT44-sh2oe]

If you let yourself feel the full range of emotions you will learn you loved the journey and the chase more then you ever loved the payoff.

[@PenguTT44-sh2oe]

Hey Man you killed it for years! No matter what you do in the future nothing will ever take that away from you. Plus don't lie you're just bummed your lover left you for Sara.

[@daledecker]

Lmao thanks

[@willmax95]

Man I needed this video. I’ve been non stop talking about this in my community posts or even hard uploads that i’ve now unlisted. The skate community on KZbin is SO tiny that its hard to grow & make it sustainable. I grew up filming other people. Then I switched it to reacts now that died so im looking for something else now. I think my goal is to find something that crosses over with a normie & skate audience at once. I feel my passion for skating has left me a little too.

[@yusazua]

I feel you Dale. Life is complicated like that. I have a lot of hobbies and jumped careers. You get a lot of different perspectives by doing that. Keep on doing you man.

[@cicerojones9248]

It comes and goes bro. We all re-invent ourselves once in a while. Its natural. When you force it into a job its not natural anymore. People that can do their passions as a job and not get bored of it are fucking gifted! I like your content bud, when you make videos they are usually great. Keep it up dude!

[@Dave3rdEyeArt]

The new ahead of the curve is filming what you love and people will like anything you do if you're stoked.

[@DanielzeugirdoR]

You fr still the goat man🙏🔥glad to see and hear that you are content and happy with your life🔥

[@BenDoesCoolStuff]

Hey Dale, it's crazy I've been watching you for like 7 years but never comment. Love you man. Your vids always put a smile on my face. I can relate a lot to you, keep pushing.

[@Patrick11223]

The way I think about it. We used to go to school all day when we where kids. Basically told what to do and how to do it. And we weren’t making money. I think about High School and middle school a lot when I’m at work, and I actually mentally need something to do every day. I feel accomplishment by completing what my goal was. I was an A and B student growing up so I treat work like I did with school. I have a small goal, I mentally prepare for everything that I need to do, then if I meet the goal, I can repeat. Just like skating, repeating the action becomes easier. That’s what work is to me, something I can do and repeat and try to actually like what I do.

[@Stratton218]

Very enlightening video. Thanks for sharing

[@jimleadbetterdrums]

Relatable. I’m a professional musician and I also screen print on the side as you always have to have other avenues of income. Money isn’t everything but it’s a lot of things. One thing that it is, is freedom. Money isn’t bad, it’s all about the energy you have with it. Keep on killin Dale you’re 100% spot on about this.

[@mikejones-vd3fg]

i see not having the need for money as real freedom. YEah sure lots of can buy you freedom too, but only in a money system, real freedom is finding out how to live outside that system. Even more freedom would be learning how to live without relying on earth. That thing wont be around forever too. And when it reaches that point of unhabitability, no amount of money will save you then. Knowledge will.

[@frostshock13]

Oreo Zip Hoodie 2024!! For myself the dream job was me just finding something, that if a friend or someone asked me to to do it, I would do it for free unbothered. It's mostly worked out, I won't ever be mega wealthy and I am ok with that. That saying of 'do not take life too seriously, you will never get out of it alive ' was something I kinda embraced later in life.

[@daledecker]

One day I’m gonna make an Oreo zip hoodie just for you

[@frostshock13]

@@daledecker I will never give up hope.

[@pat_ohh]

Yo dale. Been watching you for YEARS. Watched through all your relationships, friends, good times, bad times. Feels like I know you it’s weird…lol. Let me make some music for some of your videos. Good luck on whatever you want to do next.

[@Fukkuzee1]

We understand where ur coming from bro, if someone doesn’t keep in mind there probably very young, all the adults get that it deeper than KZbinr equals amazing quality of life. keep going please ur one of the core guys

[@daledecker]

Woahhhhh I was just watching your nyc npc video yesterday!

[@benpeters9289]

I shattered my wrist pretty bad last year skating. To the point of needing a specialist surgeon and then some annoying long physical therapy. June 1st is my 1 year post surgery and it still feels like the passion is gone. IDK, it was my first major injury in 26 years of skateboarding and it just completely sucked the passion from me. Not sure how to get it back. I still love watching it and watching what it does for people but for me on a board. It is not there. IDK what I need to do or what I can do to get that "spark" back. I feel you on that front man.

[@daledecker]

Honestly dude just got try new things instead! I swear that helped me get passion back for skating and that wasn’t even the goal just a bi product. Worse case scenario you find something else you enjoy.

[@benpeters9289]

@@daledecker appreciate you man. Im trying just gotta keep moving forward.

[@Mike_cuomo]

really miss the slammin stuff - not just the brand but the film photography and vlogging it was so fun and chill and would inspire me to shoot more photos

[@DesnoOne]

All of this hits real hard Respect🤙🏻

[@Boardhoard13]

Keep your head up homie and keep killing it and do what you do also honest and you have a good heart

[@timecapsuleearth]

I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND. I FEEL THE SAME WAY. KZbin IS A JOB. KZbin ALWAYS MAKES ME SKATE DIFFERENTLY THAN JUST HAVING FUN. BUT THE PRESSURE FROM KZbin MAKES ME TRY HARDER SOMETIMES. SO IT IS JUST A VICIOUS CYCLE 4 SURE DUDE.

[@wetsphere]

I am a writer and it pays. But sometimes I am not in the mood and I used to feel stressed out about it a lot. When I started to put more trust in the process and feel more grateful for being able to do what I love. Even when I am not doing it because life is more than grinding. When I take it slow while I maintain consistency I get inspiration in my resting phases.

[@ph24681]

Who been with dale sense the Oreo intro days 👍🏽🍪 Real O’g

[@strawhatcap6326]

I think this video is super relatable even if you are not a youtuber. Maybe it's because weirdly I feel on the other side even though chances are my youtube channel aspirations will not pan out lol. I think the part about having perspective and it is what it is, is so true. I absolutely despise my job, I may have liked the field at one point but it's boring and requires way too much of my life at this point(high availability, oncall, etc) and the way the corporation runs things makes me not care anymore. I'm in the stage of thinking about running a business and starting a channel, the grass feels greener but I have thought about this same topic as I want to prepare for the potential of that becoming like a job or burning out. There is always a price to pay and existing will always require some sort of effort (never leaving the rat race). It's stupid that people label these topics as complaining because I think it is an important and genuine one that many people looking to feel free and escape from being financially tied to their work place on someone else's terms can relate to. I think it's important to be cognizant that if you are able to pull this is off there is still work and potentially burn out. You should look at the cons of anything you want to do and try to get a real look at it, the good and the bad. IMO it's only problematic when youtubers act like it's more exhausting than working a soul sucking job you hate making someone who does not care one bit about you rich. I think your video does a really good job of showing a realistic view on this lifestyle and is good information for anyone hoping to pursue a dream like this. Personally I hope balance is some kind of key and really pursuing what is the most important to you like being financially independent. I think this type of lifestyle can work by lowering expenses and being "tight with money", saving to be able to withstand losing income as you should try to do in any situation, and even working part time to supplement income while investing and trying to let money grow. I think like many things we romanticize this lifestyle because we all want to live on our terms and be free. In my opinion the best way to get that is to combine these types of things to be able to work on your terms, to be able to handle events by being financially independent(have savings and other sources of income), and being able to leave a job when it turns to shit. The idea of financial independence or being a creative content creator could be tempered with view points like this and supplemented with other things to keep things fresh. I hope at least, not sure if this makes a ton of sense but I appreciate this video as it heavily resonates with me as I try to escape a life I currently hate and find some type of freedom. I just got back into skating in my 30s and I feel like it's giving me new life, adding content creator to that would be a dream but I would hate to lose the freeing feeling of skating. It's my escape and I totally get how destroying the passion for that would suck.

[@daledecker]

This was so well put and I feel like you added so much to this conversation. I’ve definitely come to learn that this whole idea of chasing our dreams, the main goal is being able live life on our terms which is all I ever wanted when I really break it down. Yes you absolutely have to be tight with money, thankfully I am. I made a good amount of money for a couple years during this channel and I held onto it cuz I knew this day might come and it’s really saved me. I also have supplemented income by finding work outside of my channel. Ironically enough it’s running other peoples and company’s social media haha. But it’s nice cuz it’s all on my terms and I don’t have the stress of my own channel and views weighing me down everyday and dictating my decisions. The cliches always seem to ring true the other you get and endure experiences where the cliche makes sense lol. Everything waxes and wains you just gotta weather “the storm” lol Also would love for you to elaborate more on that second to last paragraph if you see this.

[@passenger-rider]

Like everything in life you need to find a balance Dale.

[@D.FRESH1]

I hope you know that you really don’t have to explain yourself to anyone at all. Happiness comes and goes. It’s an emotion like anger or being sad. Find your joy and stay there, when you have that you’ll make everyone else happy. Also fuck the haters Dale. Much love!!

[@lewisbarlot4823]

What you do with Corey seems to be a good place to be. Loved simple vids you did like showing how bending your knees is crucial. Skateboarding is an infinite pool. Don't force it. Pool Dale, mini ramp Dale, grab Dale...Do it. Found Dan through you but you have as much to give no doubt. Congrats.

[@DarkoNomad]

Thanks Dale, I really appreciate that you are in a healthy state of mind and respecting your audience by giving us such clear and good explanation. It seems that KZbin became so oversaturated that many channels are not displayed to their subscribers when uploaded. That might meen that KZbin is very favorable to mainstream channels that get the most views. Obviously you have far more subscribers than views that says a lot about the algorithm. While Dan almost automated himself to record and edit videos everyday by just placing click-baity title I highly appreciate your integrity as creator and skateboarder. Thanks for all that you are doing for skateboarding and others.

[@JBH-FIN]

I’ve been watching you for a few years now, I saw you in one of dans videos and thought this guy seems cool. Much love man wishin you all the best!

[@cbrvench2483]

c'est la vie. It's a good saying. Glad you are being transparent. Glad you are taking care of yourself. Maybe re structure your channel to include other things? Maybe Saturday+Sunday Skateboarding. Take-down Tuesday where you show your Ju Jitsu. Something like that. Either way we still here for you. 💯

[@10isawsome]

dope video, thank you for sharing your thoughts and experiences!

[@cromag_jetlag9079]

I read something from... I think Billy Childish where he says he will always stay an amateur because being a professional means creating art to pay the rent. Essentially, it destroys the artistic process because as a professional you create art that you know will sell instead of what you want to create. Don't do this to pay the rent homie... I feel you and much respect.

[@mathewspider-maneigen4826]

Life is like a box of chocolates ... u never know what your gonna get ...

[@johnniebaker3001]

This video is 3 months old, but it’s definitely come at the perfect time in my life right now

[@isidroantonio1522]

its okay to take a break man if you need one : )

[@terminaldeity]

I dabbled in KZbin creation a few years back, doing VR gaming/dancing stuff. I turned my tiny apartment into a green screen studio. It was a good outlet in the midst of the pandemic. But by the 6-month mark, it very quickly started to feel like a job where people had expectations of me. I started worrying about things like how professional it looked, editing details that no one else would notice, thumbnail designs, streaming/uploading schedule, etc., more than doing the thing I enjoyed which was getting funky to some VR rhythm games. I was starting to get a small following, and I ended up just bailing on the whole thing. What started as a creative outlet started to feel just like a set of expectations from both myself and other people, and I had no incentive to push it further.

[@daledecker]

Pretty dope you were able to spot so early on that it didn’t work and just bail. I kinda threw all my eggs in this basket and well now here we are haha. Never too late tho I guess!

[@quincypinetree]

I had the chance to talk with someone who is pretty big on youtube for skateboarding a couple weeks ago in person, and what they told me I didn't fully understand until this video. Essentially, I told them that I decided to go to college to study business in order for me to own a skateshop of my own one day, call it cliche or whatever but it's what I wanted at the time. They told me how retail as a whole especially in skateboarding is in a decline and all of that, but one thing that stuck with me is what this video portrays. Even if you get you want, emphasis on the want, you will still be in rat race like you said dale. And how shit just is, I think after hearing that it really hit me in the head haha. I definitely still want to get a job in the skateboarding market and eventually the passion for me will probably come to a simmer as I am going to start to depend on it for food on the table. However, I think having other hobbies definitely will balance it out nicely. Its like eating chocolate cake for a long time, eventually you'll get ur fill of it but its important to try other cakes to remind you that you've always liked chocolate cake. (I was hungry while typing this lmao)

[@RealLifeSkater]

Thank you for this. Love it

[@gooseallie4417]

How do you like your truck? I’m thinking about getting one

[@daledecker]

I absolutely love it

[@Seanfagan__]

Personally I’d love to see you vlog again about your day to day life. Been here since day one and I think a lot of us tune in to keep up with you, regardless of what you’re doing. But I hear you on probably not wanting to do that again. Just my two cents

[@HatchiSan58]

Keep doing this Dale and see what happens, I think it's a smart move.

[@daledecker]

Thank you!

[@aaronhemi4549]

Love you bro!

[@michaelmiguel6937]

I gave up my dream job a while ago to be able to live my dream lifestyle. Sometimes the dream job doesn’t equate to that and that’s okay. I may have less massive ups but I have way way more massive downs and that’d happiness to me

[@daledecker]

The dream lifestyle is the actual dream not the job. Stoked for you!

[@michaelmiguel6937]

@@daledecker and still skating regularly!

[@gminerr]

i watched this, and it feels like you need to make a patreon and exponentially promote it.

[@OwensSkateStory]

I think we are our own bosses dale. Screw the algorithm, its not really there, just focus on making what you like and if it performs well its because of your audience. And maybe a little push from the algorithm. If its a great video and nobody sees it, yeah that may be a the algorithm not showing people but it could also be that youve done something that your audience may not necessarily find that interesting. I think its fine ive done this for over 15 years and i understand what youre going through. Ultimately you need to work out if making videos was something you were gonna do anyways, no matter if you were gonna get paid or not. Ive never gotten paid for any of my work on youtube but its one of my lifes greatest loves. Im gonna do it regardless. Even if i remain unsponsored, unemployed and unmonetized for another 15 years. Money is BS anyway (yes we need it to live but i dont think that is necessarily true. Yes living in your own space is much better than living in a car but ultimately if you lost everything you still have your life. And life goes on regardless, it doesn't care lol)

[@tyyoung7411]

yeah i feel you there nice to know how the other side works tbh

[@iAmTrentMiller]

love you dale, one day at a time brother, remember slammin? ofc you do, which is an old school term meaning ridiculously awesome, which is the embodiment of you! keep at it daleman i believe in you

[@fakiewilly]

You cant predict the wind if you dont set your sail. Lol

[@damianstachelski775]

I still wear my Slammin windbreaker that I bought back in 2018

[@SmellyBodega]

yupp i did with cars, was wise enough to step away from professional cooking. our brains put things in boxes. however your blessed enough to make an income doing what we all want to do, respect that you west coast mf.

[@a.f.m.4134]

I used to watch a lot a few years ago and somehow you stopped showing up in my algo but I searched your name today and found this. What do you think is the reason the views have gone down?

[@daledecker]

This isn’t meant to cast any blame but I think a lot of it is out of our hands as creators. The algorithm decides where content goes and when there’s new fish in the pond that’s where the viewers go cuz it’s exciting to see a new face for a while. This can said through all types of entertainment and even music. Tastes and trends change and so do what people consume and KZbin is a business so they have to keep eyes on the platform and put content people wanna see in front of fresh eyes all the time. I also think over saturation. I had a short window where I was the dominant person filming raw skating in this lil space so naturally people just watched what I had to offer. There also wasn’t as many people tryna do this whole thing 3-4 years ago either. Literally everyone has a channel now. So like a kid is probably gonna watch someone who dresses similar to them and is closer in age and is into the same kind of music and stuff rather than someone who might be aging out. I go more into depth on the previous video before this with me talking.

[@turbocateyeS475]

If youre going through hell, keep on going! 😉

[@daledecker]

Lmfaoooooooo

[@winooooo]

will by dopamine is a currency like 💰, got to lay off sometimes, set new conditions, or cut out what might eat away at it. Don't be so quick to kill what you've done enough to love!

[@UE2012]

I watch a lot of skate KZbin but mostly it's not for the skateboarding, it's for the discussions. A video like this is great Dale. I was stoked when you started your other channel. How about you just have the one channel? Fuse the two together here.

[@ac1dpunch]

my take is that you totally should just do your thing and try not to look on other people’s opinion on what skating should or shouldn’t be. i’m here more because of you, not just because i sk8 too. just gotta keep livin’. and btw i’d enjoy the hell out of messing around on a parking lot at 2 am

[@TheDogfacedboy1]

Your human, life has it's ups and downs.

[@P1nt0707]

You just gotta make a 2Dale2Decker channel and upload your non skate ideas and then that channel can pop off too.

[@dylanels8307]

Too true. IT is all fun and games until you got that corporate gun to your head. Hobby turned profession is a sure fire way to want a new hobby.

[@MatthewBWilcox]

Your a G Dale!

[@Karacticus]

How many off duty cops have you beat up in jiu jitsu?

[@nanping5428]

I don't understand why you never went on with your brand idea, you could've really taken it far bruv

[@rarabbara]

The algorithm doesn't know what its doing

[@notjoshcasts9296]

I am at 5 mins in. i think you make sense and dont sound ungrateful. editing is a drag. marketing is a drag. unstable income numbers is a drag. and if all of that is related to skating then skating becomes a drag not because it isn't fun but because in the back of your head when skating or filming you have 5,000 things you're stressing. like if it takes three hours to get the clip that actually ends up in the video then i can imagine that you're worried maybe the trick isn't actually good or dang if he had hit this today and we had hit this today we could have maybe had more videos from the day or whatever. I'm sure its a lot and I cant blame you for wanting to say something. I hope your channel grows more and you find a spark again but if that spark isn't from yt anymore then i hopoe you find it wherever you go

[@andrewh.5509]

Where tf Dale’s vids been on my feed tfffff?! First one in like a year in my home feed

[@himebaughchris4026]

You did more for Skating than I have after 42 years of Skating. Lots of people are over the "Drama Creators", ( I quote John Hill). You keep being Dale. 😁 10-99 Concrete Subcontractor here. Not as simple as a 1040-EZ.

[@Herenoeviltattoos]

So the way i described it was i was chasing the high… the high of going viral( second video on the clock app i ever posted got millions of views) after that i kept chasing that feeling. I tattoo for a living and i posted funny videos on the clock app. It got to the point that every day i was thinking about the next video i was going to make. Not the tattoos i had scheduled that day. That along with other things i had to walk away. And get back to the original passion and life has been so much better since not worrying about the high. No matter where you land do what makes you happy maybe the next hotness is bjj and you should post videos on them

[@ryanrowe1975]

Agree

[@greasemonkeymobile]

Check out non duality

[@2onStikyiiky]

Need things to feel as natural as possible

[@TheReal_DeanD]

The KZbin boss is one of the worst out there that I’ve seen. I’ve seen many content creators across different video genres just call it quits because the KZbin boss is a real MFer.

[@CristianCortezz]

dale decker the g posted

[@PatheticStan]

I think its youtube killing peoples passion mainly because their job stops being about what they love and becomes about youtube. Its about following trends and the algorithm. And your passion for skating/filming cant keep burning if the majority of the job is around SEO/algorithms especially if you cant tell why a video didnt do as well as you thought it would.

[@daledecker]

I think this is the way it manifest for content creators. I was having a conversation with a friend who is pro about this and he feels the exact same way about filming video parts. I think it can manifest in whichever medium it takes hold. Because if you run any sort of business it becomes about the very same thing (numbers) since your livelihood depends on the business doing well.

[@PatheticStan]

Exactly, it's hard to to keep enjoying when it becomes about the numbers [mason] but like you said you can't ignore it because you have bills so it's tough to just "keep having fun" when it's necessary to focus on the numbers. So naturally the fun takes a back seat unfortunately and its not something anyone decides purposely it just must(realistically). enjoyed the video and your perspective on the topic. I would enjoy watching more videos where you give your own perspective on things like youtube, skating, whatever. I wish the best for you.

[@daledecker]

@@PatheticStan thank you! I do enjoy discussing things (sounds so funny to to say)

[@jrock5847]

It’s true that you start hating what you like or love doing for fun but like I like cars and then I owned a shop with my friend and I slowly started hating fixing cars so I had to go but I like cars still but won’t do it for a job no more I tell people that all the time like don’t do what you love for work but some people can so I guess it depends on the person I guess

[@Sahbbb77]

facts

[@HeyImCheesecake]

oreo gang 💯

[@lucaspratt3264]

Ples don’t leav😊

[@offbrandcereals]

didn't you say in that last vid this channel isn't really your main source of income anymore? I feel like that can free you up to make pretty much any videos you'd like (or take breaks for however long) and not really have to give a shit about pandering to the algorithm or whatever. Like you could take two years off and make a skateboarding themed opera and come back and put it out and not really have to be concerned about the response unless you want to be. like just only film when you actually want to film, and maybe you never want to film, or maybe you want to film every day, but at least you know you're doing what you want to do, whether you're getting 10k views or 10mil or just chilling and not releasing anything. doesn't Andy Shrock make like kinder surprise eggs videos now or some shit lmao

[@daledecker]

Yeah for sure! I don’t rely on KZbin whatsoever. I was just tryna elaborate on what killed that passion when it all happened. Honestly I like making videos like this and might do it for a while we’ll see. Thanks for watching.

[@offbrandcereals]

@@daledecker of course, man! I guess it just sort of seems like it's more of a current issue because of that recent video about not knowing what to do with your channel? Anyway, I've followed your videos on and off for like almost ten years dude, so I'm always excited to see what you decide to do next. Also appreciate how much you've shared about your personal life, have found some hope through your story at points, so thanks for being open about that stuff, I hope you keep doing what brings you fulfillment.

[@cory5014]

you can admit it it was all dans fault 😉

[@fatsteve2380]

Therapy might not be a bad idea for you, man. Could help you figure out some of these feelings of discontentment

[@daledecker]

I do have a therapist and it did help :)

[@fatsteve2380]

@@daledecker oh thats great!

[@haslammmo9173]

Dale, I'm gonna be real with you here. I used to love your content and your skating, but it got weird for a bit with the model girlfriend. Around the same time, you stopped putting in the effort to progress. It seemed like you were showing up to skate, and just doing Back tail, kickflip or front crook over and over in every video. I'd like to see a Dale more committed to becoming a fully rounded skater. I hope you find that spark again man !

[@2onStikyiiky]

Everyone needs a paid lunch/break/vacation with youtube its hard to film a Lunch** lmao and if you do food reviews ahhhhhh

[@BlindReflex]

Annoying therapy session

[@daledecker]

What do you want from me

[@austinisfullpleasedontmove653]

Passion is fleeting. Grow up.

[@VierNecroma]

no views in 32 seconds? dale fell off

[@VierNecroma]

ji dale, clicked on this bc the title spoke to me fr

[@himebaughchris4026]

​@@VierNecromaSorry. I was in the middle of the new Afroman song. 😁

[@patricklyon1640]

start an of

[@daledecker]

Lmao then sex won’t be fun

[@NoahWoodworth]

First

[@Heywooo]

cry wolf

[@daledecker]

About what?

[@Dr.Phil_]

W dale, we always gonna fuck with you 🦾🦾thanks for opening up