Week 10 Blog Post 6--I think. Surfing Industry Hopes to Ride Artificial Wave to Profits

I suppose it is an intriguing idea. Even I am interested to try out a wave pool or perhaps even see what comes out of more wave pools being built. However, I cannot get over the sheer lack of integrity involved with creating artificial waves. An Olympic sport? Why? Who cares? The reasons surfers should be surfing is not for the fame or the glory of winning an Olympic medal. The ocean separates the men from the boys without fail. To become a true waterman should be the ultimate goal, and inherent in that is an appreciation for the environment and the small things in life, like the feeling of a warm shower followed by a cold beer after sitting in cold saltwater for three hours. There is an unpredictability and a certain amount of danger that comes with surfing in Mother Earth's great placenta. Chasing our curiosity and commodifying our every move simply for profit and fame is not going to get us very far down the road. Furthermore, it negates everything that surfing is about. Surfing is not about the predictability of a perfect-every-time wave pool. It's about just the opposite.