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[–] Poggervania@kbin.social 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You forget we live in a society where we have bought tickets and raffles for the chance of being able to buy Air Jordans or Yeezys or w/e fuck shoe that did that.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Actually, I missed that. And I'd rather go back to unknowing it. Shoe shopping is a chore, not a prize.

[–] macrocephalic@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

I've been wearing the same two pairs of shoes for about 4 years now. I thought one pair was failing earlier in the year, but the glue repair held and I've continued to wear them.