It seems to take a person with a unique set of attributes to want to devote so much time to something that outwardly may appear so simple. My friends that I used to skate with were never impressed with flatland. They couldn't understand why somebody would want to spend so much time learning just one trick. I don't know why, but I have always loved the fact that you don't just step on a bike and pull this stuff off. You earn it, one piece at a time, paid for in persistence, blood, and sweat. It really feels like an accomplishment to try something over and over and OVER, analyze what is going going wrong, what you NEED to do, then see it gradually come together. I'm a complete beginner at this point. 37 years old and I rode out of the most perfect fork glide that I've ever done just yesterday. I've been able to ride in and roll (and scuff) no problem for a long time, but my ride outs have always been half assed and not pretty. I have tried and tried to do it one of the more "proper" ways that I've seen a lot of other riders (on Youtube) do. It took me a month, but I have it figured out now! I'm not consistent at it yet, but I'm going to keep at until I can do it on demand. And THAT is something that there aren't more flat riders around. A couple months spent on one "trick" that most people wouldn't even recognize as taking some effort to pull off.