Ok maybe novelty was the wrong word... I meant the "new" exciting feeling of being one of the only skiers in your town/school/whatever that knows what a twin tip is to suddenly being surrounded by hundreds of them.
I remember being stoked on the mountain if I saw anyone else with twintips, now I kinda take it for granted because I'm so used to it. Everyone has that initial stoke on the newschool scene, and after a while once you understand it so well it turns into something else. Same with newschoolers. And once the awe wears off you notice the hate more and more.