Speedcubing has no future... It's fading away...

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This thread would have only made sense if the sole intention of cubing was to get it as popular as possible and to break as many records as possible, which is not true.

People cube for fun, I'm no way near world record speeds but I still really enjoy cubing. I enjoy breaking my own records, I enjoy learning new algorithms and I enjoy learning new methods and cool tricks. It's just fun to do, not everything is about being the best in the world.
 
I feel their are probably a lot of cubers around like me. I care not what other people do, i care not about competing, i care not about anyones cubing bar mine. I cube for my own entertainment and that's all.
 
chechen said:
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Hmmm... Let's be honest for a minute or two...


The speedcube world is fading... DYING as a matter of fact!

Just think about it:

- There are less and less cubers on competitions worldwide,
- There are less and less speedcubing video blogers,
- All records are at (or close to) maximum possible,
- All cubes are already designed perfectly (or close to),
- Speedcubing will never get more popularity then what it has now...


WHAT EXACTLY TO EXPECT? FOR WHAT TO HOPE FOR? IS THERE A PERSPECTIVE?

We need some revolutionary turnover in speedcubing world... soon!

:(
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That's not true at all, I think that in the future it will be more and more cubers, as i started cubing, 10 of my friends also started.
 
jayefbe said:
First, please don't start a whole "this needs to be an olympic sport" ridiculousness. No, it shouldn't be. We solve puzzles, there's a competitive aspect to it. That doesn't make it an athletic sport. Speedcubing should not be placed in the same category as swimming or gymnastics (which is not a judgment of either). Being a part of the olympics is not the only way to make speedcubing a legitimate competitive event. The WCA is already doing an excellent job of that.
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Don't twist my words, I never compared speedcubing with anything athletic or said that it should be a part of Olympics, all I said it needs to gain RECOGNITION as olympic sport (activity). Not all sports that IOC recognizes are part of Olympics (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_sports)


It's all about getting RESPECT that speedcubing deserves.

Being recognized by IOC would have a great positive impact on speedcubing itself.

Common man, look at some of the "sports" that IOC recognizes: Bridge, Chess, Boules, Bowling, Tug-Of-War... ?! ...Gimme a break... :)
 
ryanj92 said:
Idk about the story near you, but...
UK comps in 2011: 2
UK comps in 2012: 3
UK comps in 2013: 4 confirmed, at least two more on the cards and one of them is UK Open :b

come again?
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same over here in Spain. Since December, we've had a comp EVERY SINGLE month , and we've got quite a few more coming. NO, speedcubing is by no means disappearing nor dying. Does the fact that probably no one will ever beat, let's say Messi or Michael Jordan in their respective sports mean people will stop practicing hard and making it something important? nope. Cubes will keep on improving as long as speedcubers buy them , and more and more people are learning to solve it and are even encouraged to compete ( i've got like 8-7 friends who got into it). And, remember, this is not an olympic sport as such, just something to have fun ans that's about it. I'm not even too sure if i'll quit cubing soon or not, but whenever i start feeling it's not important at all i'll probably quit, but knowing it's given me hours and hours of fun.
 
chechen said:
The speedcube world is fading... DYING as a matter of fact!
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your wrong
chechen said:
There are less and less cubers on competitions worldwide
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your wrong
chechen said:
There are less and less speedcubing video blogers
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your wrong
chechen said:
All records are at (or close to) maximum possible
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your wrong
chechen said:
All cubes are already designed perfectly (or close to)
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your probably wrong
chechen said:
Speedcubing will never get more popularity then what it has now...
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your probably wrong
 
chechen said:
:(

Hmmm... Let's be honest for a minute or two...


The speedcube world is fading... DYING as a matter of fact!

Just think about it:

- There are less and less cubers on competitions worldwide,
- There are less and less speedcubing video blogers,
- All records are at (or close to) maximum possible,
- All cubes are already designed perfectly (or close to),
- Speedcubing will never get more popularity then what it has now...


WHAT EXACTLY TO EXPECT? FOR WHAT TO HOPE FOR? IS THERE A PERSPECTIVE?

We need some revolutionary turnover in speedcubing world... soon!

:(
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You must be misinformed or making poor assumptions. Video blogging shows nothing about popularity, records are still being broken all the time (and even if they weren't that doesn't make it less popular), most puzzles still have lots of room for improvement, and traffic to this site has consistently grown over the last 85 consecutive months. Not to mention the puzzle business is growing consistently.
 
chechen said:
:(

Hmmm... Let's be honest for a minute or two...


The speedcube world is fading... DYING as a matter of fact!

Just think about it:

- There are less and less cubers on competitions worldwide,
- There are less and less speedcubing video blogers,
- All records are at (or close to) maximum possible,
- All cubes are already designed perfectly (or close to),
- Speedcubing will never get more popularity then what it has now...


WHAT EXACTLY TO EXPECT? FOR WHAT TO HOPE FOR? IS THERE A PERSPECTIVE?

We need some revolutionary turnover in speedcubing world... soon!

:(
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1. False. Back your statements with evidence
2. False. Same as above
3. False. There is no evidence to back your statements.
4. False. Same as everything else
5. False. No evidence.
Your points are all invalid without anything to support them.
 
I think that speedcubing has made amazing progress in its short lifespan up to this point, and we have something now that is really good but has problems. That's not saying much on its own because (let's face it) pretty much every sport and sports organization has flaws even/especially at the professional level.

My biggest problem with speedcubing is that it is extremely misunderstood. Most people think that the whole challenge is being able to solve one, and that's why do many of them either can't believe how amazing you are or say it's ridiculously easy. I'm fine with the community the size it is, but I'd love it if people on the street would see a good speedcuber like they see a good juggler, as someone with a talent they understand but don't to try to be good at.

Poke2000 said:
don't know. There used to be a lot of cubers in my school(dozens), but it has gone down to 2. :( t doesn't seem to be spreading a lot in Edmonton.
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This is sad, but not representative of the general trend in speedcubing. No matter what you do, people are going to be stopping and starting.
 
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