Whats with all the newbies all wanting to ride brakeless?

SMEEAR i forced myself to keep a brake for at least a year, that and being able to easily skid stop/skip with either foot forward.
i said once i had mastered this i would bin the brake, i ended up ditching the brake a few months shy of a year cause i felt confident in my ability
Just done the maths. It was 9 months I rode with a brake.