- Sep 15, 2012
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That's basically the gist of what you said, or at least how I interpreted it. I get what you're trying to say, I just don't fully agree with that. You can say that about ANY shoe designed for any purpose. I wear boots in the winter time despite the fact that it hardly ever snows or gets extremely cold in Atlanta, but to say that I'm not fully benefiting from the purpose of the shoe would be shortsighted in my opinion, because as the consumer I can use the shoes as I please. There's nothing wrong with just kicking it casual in a pair of LeBrons. Like I said earlier, Nike has made billions off non athletes, and will probably make a few more million off the latest batch of signature releases from it's 3 stars. With the number of non athletes buying the sigs, it's almost a certain that the majority of buyers won't ever benefit from the performance aspects of the sneakers they're buying, and the consumers (and Nike) are perfectly fine with that.Did I say that? It's like buying a Ferrari just to drive it on 45 mph roads. You can still have one, you'll just never know its full potential till you let it rip for what it was designed for...
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