I turn 26 in December.
I have been interested in shoes since I can remember, I didn't start buying sneakers on a regular basis until I had the money to do so.
I will always be into Basketball Shoes, can't break that habit. I also Coach a High School team, just the nature of the beast.
I will say that I have seen a decline in the "Culture", ie quality. I don't want to call it hype but just the mindset in general has changed. It has become to competitive to me. I tend to like Nike's signature guys, technology tends to go with them as well. So I find myself buying Kobes, Brons, Durants.
At the end of the day, I am going to buy what I like.
Things have changed though.