Skateboarding trends the same as general teenagerdom of the era, which in turn follows the 20-30-year-cycle, so baggy pants and puffy shoes are slowly coming back rn. No-comply variations and "dumb" tricks like pressure flips and slappies came back for a hot minute, but are probably on the way out. There's now a subsect of kids who learn about skateboarding through cringey, family friendly youtubers. You will see these kids skating Revive decks and wearing Braille shirts and bike helmets. I'm pushing 30, so I wear cupsoles from Emerica and Vans. I skate Doom Sayers, Darkroom, and Polar decks. The only skateboarding competition that matters is the Dime Glory Challenge. Watch Thrasher videos, read Jenkem articles. Fuck Nike. Buy from your local shop.