I found a Thrasher with a mini interview with a 12/14ish Bam Margera. He looked like Butt-Head when they'd do flashbacks to when he and Beavis were kids.
I pushed mongo until I was 25. Never knew any other way. Started hanging out with some young guys at the skate park, got made fun of, learned how to push normal in like an hour. It's the only thing that's ever come easy to me regarding skating.
Man, I spent a good amount of the 90's looking like a goon because of skate fashion and grunge.
And if this thread's meant toward music, then I'd say look harder. There's been times where good music was buried deeper, but it's there. The amount of good music available is always more than you can digest, it just depends on your willingness to seek it out. I've spent the last 18 years furiously digging and there's no end. There's always a stream of new releases coming out, plus the loads of music that's been released in the last 50+ years. The only way I can see getting burnt on music is if you have really specific taste. But if that's the case, you were meant to burn out. Some people are like that.