Yes you CAN stop your bike by skidding/skipping, but is it the best/fastest way to stop? NO, anyone who refutes this needs to go back to high school and get their diploma.

Why do people claim that they can stop faster or just as fast by skidding/skipping over a brake? I don't know why...I don't know why a lot of people say the things they say, ignore them and move on with your life. Not worth even talking to people who allow comments like these to fall out of their mouths.

Why do people claim riding brakeless gputs them in a state of Zen? I don't know why...maybe they do waaaaaay more drugs than me?

I'll simplify it:

if you think you can stop faster/just as fast as brakes, you're wrong.

if you think you can stop faster with brakes than you can without brakes, you're right. You win the grand prize, knowing your IQ isn't as low as SOME brakeless riders.

Flame me all you want, I know you brakeless riders will defend your decisions to the death, and that I respect. I also understand the aesthetic point of it, brakeless bikes are awesome looking. In fact, I know people go brakeless because they KNOW how to handle their bike, which I have no problem with, I am not your mother, it's not my job to tell you what to do.
But to say that you ride brakeless for ANY reason beyond "having the look" is absolutely ludicrous. You're only lying to yourself. I wish more people would just come out and say it: "I ride brakeless because I like the way it looks." Rant off.