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Yep, and that hype on Retro+ colorways started long, long ago as well... I feel like a broken record but Mocha IIIs really started this trend in 2001.
Well, the mochas didn't start anything as far as hype. Them joints were available a year after release for 39.99.
What does it have to do with then?
The lack of self esteem in kids and their desire to fit in and be accepted. A desire to impress others on social media because they can't feel good about themselves without being externally validated. An endless chase to be a part of something, something which can not be truly achieved by acquiring commodities BTW.
If it wasn't sneakers it would just be something else.
You can't have an understanding of how expensive Jordans were in comparison to other shoes on the market unless you grew up in that era.
Dudes that got every pair of Jordans were rare and years later when foamposites first dropped nobody had them. It wasn't because people wanted them but the price seemed crazy to most.
When you say "you" are you talking to me, or in general?
I'm telling y'all how it is. I was there.
People didn't want Jordan retros back then, period!
Also, while price played a factor in ppl not buying them, most people just thought the shoe was flat out ugly.