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“Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by flop_leash_973@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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It is hard to imagine that there was not someone inside of Nike that lost their faith in humanity when the pitch for these things was originally taking off.

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[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 60 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Of all the overpriced bullshit people flock to for no reason other than to be suckers, sneakers are the one that made the least sense to me.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 20 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I talked to a bunch of sneaker heads over the years and i don't think i'll ever get it. I don't like to shit on someone's hobby, but buying shitty super overpriced sneakers made by slaves is a weird ass hobby.

[–] Nythos@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago

Especially considering most of the time they likely won’t even wear the things because of either how much they cost or because they find them to be a collectors item.

[–] zerofk@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Personally I’d rather buy the slaves. And set them free of course. Yes, of course.