This is exactly why we shouldn’t have billionaires. It’s literally impossible to spend a billion dollars on things for yourself, so what’s left but to spend it on manipulating other people.
nike is short for nikael.
I wore Nike running shoes one season. They broke my leg (stress fracture) before I hit 200 miles. Never had that problem with any other shoe.
Fuck him. I have not and never will support his brand.
What a piece of shit
After the recent election? You can kiss that fucking money goodbye. Have fun losing big.
Maybe he’s also invested in the advertising agencies that the candidates will be spending their money with.
I’m sure Russia will appreciate the income.
Of course a sweat-shop owner is a republican.
I resolved never to buy or wear Nike back in the late 90s. The companies practices are abominable but I also hated the culture of conspicuous consumption and the way people believed it gave them license to shit on others for not turning themselves into a walking ad. I grew up poor, so I know the feeling of being made to feel less-than because I got Pro Wings on instead of Jordans.
I know you said pro wings what are there any other brands you recommend? Is adidas any better? Been putting off buying new sneakers since Isreals genocide because every brand I looked at seemed to have some sort of ties.
How has that worked out, watching Nike grow and prosper despite everything shitty they do?
Here’s the thing.
Nike might continue to commit attrocious shit, but you know what?
it ain’t his fault
Is it yours? Can we partly blame you? That’s unfortunate.
I don’t think Nike much cares whose fault it is since they remain unaccountable.
I don’t care what Nike thinks. It’s your concience. Are you going to contribute to their efforts and enable them or aren’t you?
You mean like 99% of people?
Just like your downvote ratio.
Are you simping for a company?
Wow fuck that guy
That’s why their shoes are so expensive!
Evil really makes you look like a corroded ballsack
Bruh, I remember a few years ago (before covid) in my deep blue city public school, kids would make fun of you if your wear shoes that aren’t nikes, especially like no name brand shoes or even sketchers.
Like wtf. Its highschool, so immature…
Some kids even got “designer” shoes or whatever for $500-$1000, like… the fuck?!?
Its shoes… 🤦♂️
Ugh, kids these days.
Vans or bust
I remember in the late 80s and early 90s multiple kids were killed in the US over their shoes. Usually by people they knew.
When the designer luxury worship culture gets so bad that kids are killing each other over attaining it… something major has to change.
Solution is to raise minimum wage, increase social support, and raise the poorest up out of poverty. These killings are incredibly rare in the rest of the developed world.
But thanks mostly to conservatives we know that this hasn’t happened in the US, and kids who live in borderline poverty are still killing people for their designer sneakers. The only thing that’s changed in 30 years is the brands.
I didn’t know those were the words until like last year when the song came up in topic and people were talking about how it was such a wild song and I had no idea what was happening
Why are old republicans so fucking weird looking.
While Knight is generally reluctant to give interviews, he spoke with the New York Times in October 2022 regarding his support for Republican candidates. He argued Oregon’s government had drifted too far to the left and described himself as “more conservative than Nike,” responding to criticism of him backing an anti-abortion candidate which apparently contrasted with the company’s image of supporting progressive social justice causes.[109] Nike itself donated $75,000 to Drazan and Johnson’s Democratic opponent, Tina Kotek, the eventual winner of the election. - WIKIPEDIA
Not just the old ones, many of them in the administration look super strange with even weirder views.
One looks like they fought a lawnmower at a barbershop and lost, another looks like a fanfic witch from The Matrix, several of them look like cast members from The Witch (movie), others have…odd features that make them look like WW2 villains or slightly methed out. And all of them are batshit insane.
You can’t even find people like that in a big city.
Nikes are bar none the worst shoes people try to have me repair. They are made from shitty criminally overpriced plastic and foam that decomposes and falls apart in the box let alone after someone wears them
and the obvious sweatshop, factory labor.
Nikes - made for children by children.
What shoes do you recommend? Looking to get a new pair soon.
From my point of view athletic shoes aren’t really a thing that can be effectively repaired because even the nice ones use plastics that aren’t easy to work with after they’ve been worn. I can usually do something but its sentiment that keeps them going not quality. But really the lesson I try to teach people is to not give a fuck about the name on the shoe. It vastly more important to know how a shoe is supposed to fit on your foot and that it feels comfortable long term.
Edit: I will add a few names to avoid pretty much entirely though. Post-1988 Cole Haan (owned by Nike), Louis Vuitton and Ecco
To elaborate on the “go for the fit, not the name”, there’s a common belief that shoes need some time to break in before they feel comfortable. This is only true if you get shoes that don’t really fit your foot. There’s more to feet variations than just the length. I learned that the first time I got lucky and one of the few shoes I was trying on in my mad dash to get shoes and go do something else asap fit my foot properly. It immediately made me realize that I need patience when getting shoes and to never buy a shoe that doesn’t feel great right away.
If you’re going for a designer shoe, I bet the odds of it perfectly fitting your foot are low, unless maybe you have the same foot type as Michael Jordan or whichever athlete’s name they are putting on the shoe, assuming that athlete’s foot was even part of the design at all. For all we know, they rip those shoes off as soon as the cameras aren’t watching because it was purely a marketing thing.
Why Ecco? I’ve been wearing the same pair of sneakers by them for a decade now and they’re still holding up well. Have they gotten worse in recent times?
The ones I see coming into the shop are usually about a year or two old and the soles are turning into a sticky powder-like consistency. That in and of itself isnt the problem but because the uppers are attached to the insole by a thin very exposed thread that has been melted into the now crumbling sole I can’t remove enough of the old material to get any suitable adhesives to stick without cutting that structurally fundamental stitch.
The sneakers might hold up better but must just not hold up well enough for folks to bring them to me
Good to know. I have a pair I bought early this year and have been wearing them almost daily. If they come apart in that time frame, that’s gonna suck, because they weren’t cheap.
The quality of the man-made materials has diminished. People have complained that the plastics literally flake off and crack after about 6 months of wear and tear. The stitching is pretty weak, too.
Source: Sneakerhead friend.
The chemicals that went into making plastics and related polymeric materials last longer and be more flexible were found to be horrible for people and the environment. Basically a long list of cancer causing forever chems.
Disappointing to hear. They’ve been my go-to for years. I have a pair I bought this year and wear almost daily.
I have a pair of redwings I’ve had repaired 3x over the last 14 years. They’re expensive, but worth adding to the list.
No one is cross shopping Nike sneakers and red wing boots. That’s apples to oranges.
Correct. One product is meant to be sold, and one is meant to be worn.
Lemmy try not to give incredibly out of touch fashion advice challenge: impossible
About once every few weeks, I’ll go visit my local blacksmith and he’ll nail a new pair of pair of shoes right on to my giant toenail. Or maybe he repairs the old ones. I’m not too sure, he doesn’t really tell me much. He just stands in places that make it really hard to kick him, and I only really wanted to do that the first time because I thought he was trying to steal my feet.
Sir, this is not a place for horses.
I wouldn’t expect any sneaker to be repairable. I switched to OnCloud and love them, Hoka is another solid brand.
For repairable shoes, leather Goodyear welt is where to start. Best entry level brand is Thursday Boot company, but Redwing is super popular too.
Seconding Thursday boots; I love the fit and style. I wanted a leather daily driver I wouldn’t feel too bad about getting some damage on. Hurt a lot for awhile, but no regrets obviously.
Solomon are hands down my favorite shoe brand. The perfect blend of comfort and ruggedness.
Solomons are really good, but their hoka styles have been terrible. I bought a pair, and they instantly started delaminating in weeks. The tread also wore away super quickly.
Their traditional running style shoes still offer historic durability and should last longer. I just wish that they were built better for the price.
If you’re talking about easily available running shoes, there are still select New Balances that are union made in the US (as of a couple of years ago).
If you’re looking for just sneakers, there are a ton made in Europe you can get shipped to north america! I have Vegas at the moment
Oof. Missed this. Thanks, good to know!
At least when it comes to running shoes, I’m of the opinion that the shoe chooses you. Go to a running store and try on a few brands, find the one that feels the best. Buy one pair from that store; every subsequent time you buy running shoes you know the band and model and can buy it wherever is cheaper.
I don’t repair shoes, but I work in a place that sells them and I know exactly what you mean. They’re shit. Adidas are the better of the big 2 brands.
As someone with wide feet, Nike seems to be the only one making shoes that even fit my feet. There’s been numerous Adidas shoes that I wanted to get but the fit is just way too narrow.
Look at Keen or Altra. No idea on the ethicality of either of those though. At this point, I assume all companies are evil unless proven otherwise and try to pay attention and remember when they are evil.
Definitely like Adidas better than most
How does Puma rate in comparison?
Pumas last forever in my experience.
I also like to get them over Adidas since that was the one of the two brothers who was not a literal Nazi
IMO Puma do the best quality gear out of the major sportswear brands, and they’re usually amongst the cheapest. I find most of their shoes a bit ugly, but I do like the Palermos.
Anecdotal, but I just replaced my favorite pair of Pumas, which were at least 12 years old. Granted I didn’t wear them every single day, but at least 2 or 3 days a week for 12 years is pretty good in my book. I’ve had to replace Adidas sooner than that with less wear, but they still last pretty long and I’ll confidently buy both brands. I’d never buy Nike (and wouldn’t wear most Nikes either honestly, just not my personal taste in style)
For some reference, here’s a picture of maybe 2/3 of my shoes, many of which are Pumas. There’s also a couple pairs of Keds in there, but they’re more recent and I don’t know yet how they hold up long term comparatively
Hey, I am also a fan of rotating my shoes. They do seem to last longer that way and are more useful over a longer period of time. I still have Pumas from years ago. They start as my indoor workout shoes, then they are the outdoor casuals, then outdoor workers. I move them to dirtier duty over time. My oldest pair (~15yrs) are on dog-poop duty and now never come inside, but they are about to retire permanently. The hole in the side is now letting in too much moisture so my sock gets soaked. They’ve been good pooper troopers!
Huh, I would have never thought to ask about most mass produced shoes. I guess my redwing boots are fairly mass produced, and ive gotten those resolved, but even my merril boots I dont think of as being repairable.
I used to work as a bike mechanic in my teens, and it was pretty standard for shops to have a ‘no department store’ policy for repairs. We’d chance a tube, but trying true a wheel, or properly set breaks and gear on those soft metal, low presicision components just wasnt worth it.
I won’t say it’ll always be a good looking repair but it’ll be functional. Always worth it to let one of us take a look
