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“Immensely disappointing”: Nike killing app for $350 self-tying sneakers (arstechnica.com)
submitted 5 months ago by flop_leash_973 to c/technology
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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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[–] [email protected] 20 points 5 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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

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