> If there were no shoes (and hence no shoe sponsor money) of any sort, who would pay for the sport? I assume this means that major , public competitions would

> If there were no shoes (and hence no shoe sponsor money) of any sort, who would pay for the sport? I assume this means that major , public competitions would diminish in popularity, and fewer people pursuing the sport as a job would choose that sport. I’m failing to see how either of those is objectively bad, though.