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@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ As the great inventor, Steve Jobs might have said if he'd focused more on footwe
Since the dawn of time, humanity has been obsessed with two things: not dying, and looking good while not dying. Shoes, my friend, are the ultimate expression of that duality.
Nietzsche almost said, "He who has a why to live can bear almost any how—especially if the 'how' involves waterproof boots."
Nietzsche almost said: *"He who has a why to live can bear almost any how—especially if the 'how' involves waterproof boots."*
Not only do they protect you from rogue Lego bricks (toddler-engineered pain traps), but they’re also a message to your better-off friends: _"Hey, I’ve got my life together too. Look at these laces. Look at this arch support on my crisp Nike Air Force 1s. I am a functioning adult (early 20s btw)."_
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Imelda Marcos, who famously (and controversially) owned 1,060 pairs of shoes, understood this. They were never about feet. They were about fear. Fear of scarcity, fear of being outshone, fear that somewhere, someone had a pair you didn’t.
Coco Chanel nailed the blend of need and narcissism: "The best things in life are free. The second best are very, very expensive."
Coco Chanel nailed the blend of need and narcissism: _"The best things in life are free. The second best are very, very expensive."_
Love, friendship, sunsets-these are priceless. But survival instinct? Free. Surviving in style? That’s a Visa transaction.
Chanel forgot to mention the corollary: "The third-best things are on sale, the fourth-best are in landfills, and the fifth-best will strangle you with their laces during the riot."
Chanel forgot to mention the corollary: _"The third-best things are on sale, the fourth-best are in landfills, and the fifth-best will strangle you with their laces during the riot."_
It's funny how irrational our consumer logic becomes under pressure. It's funny, absurd and sad just like capitalism, which, like bad footwear, narrows your choices until "dignity" means choosing which blisters to ignore.