I agree with everything
M
marztharealist
says, and I'm glad he always takes up the mantle for this stuff so we don't all have to LOL. It's important to always keep saying this stuff, because one day, as impossible at it might seem, Nike might actually do something about it. We've seen it before.
That said, I can agree with all the problems these have ... and still buy a pair. The two don't have to be mutually exclusive, contrary to what some NT'ers seem to believe. Like you say,
BigSparky1316
, basically we get put between a rock and a hard place if it's a shoe we've wanted for a long time and/or have history with. These were the first Jordans I ever had. What am I going to do, wait another 30 years? If I had any confidence we'd for sure see a better version of it within the next five years, I'd probably pass now. But since that is not the case, just gonna have to enjoy these for what they are, and for the nostalgia.