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Shoes with white along the bottom. What a scam. What putty the mind of the fashion hive is.

Etheryte 5y ago
I'm not sure if I see what you mean. My go-to sneakers have a white trim along the bottom edge and it's just... there? Yes, over time it gets dirty, but then again, so do all shoes in general. Perhaps I simply don't understand what problem you're trying to highlight?
- swayvil 5y ago
  You and everybody else. This is where the putty comes in.
  - stoltzmann 5y ago
    Can you elaborate what you consider the problem to be?
    - swayvil 5y ago
      Seriously? It's white, optimized for showing dirt. It's closest to the ground, optimized for getting dirty. And (In the case of your typical sneaker) It's a special weird porous rubber that is difficult to get clean, optimized for quickly looking like crap. And when your shoes look like crap it's time to buy new shoes. Thus we have shoes optimized for short lifespan. But this is dead obvious.
      - stoltzmann 5y ago
        From anecdotal evidence, I've got the same pair of sneakers for... 4 years now I think? I'm using them daily and yeah, they've got dirty on the bottom, but I wouldn't consider throwing them out just due to that. I'll replace them once the sole is damaged to the point the shoes stop performing their function. At that point, it doesn't make a difference whether it's white or black for the sole. You could have made your point two replies earlier and it would be more clear what you consider the issue with white rubber to be.
        swayvil 5y ago
        Your professed ignorance strains my credulity. And pointing out the dead obvious is generally a fool's errand.
      - Etheryte 5y ago
        Have you considered that you don't have to throw out your shoes just because they're dirty? You don't throw away your clothes when they're dirty, do you? What about dishes? I buy new shoes when my old shoes are broken and they can't be fixed anymore. If you like to throw away your shoes when they get dirty, you do you, but in that case you'll be throwing money at the very same industry you seem to strongly dislike. As a saner alternative, I recommend not caring so much about what your shoes look like, they're just shoes.
        swayvil 5y ago
        That's quite beside my point.
      - bowsamic 5y ago
        swayvil 5y ago
        Yes, those superficial and insecure people. How awful they are.
        bowsamic 5y ago
        Agreed, very sad

I'm not sure if I see what you mean. My go-to sneakers have a white trim along the bottom edge and it's just... there? Yes, over time it gets dirty, but then again, so do all shoes in general. Perhaps I simply don't understand what problem you're trying to highlight?

swayvil 5y ago
You and everybody else. This is where the putty comes in.
- stoltzmann 5y ago
  Can you elaborate what you consider the problem to be?
  - swayvil 5y ago
    Seriously? It's white, optimized for showing dirt. It's closest to the ground, optimized for getting dirty. And (In the case of your typical sneaker) It's a special weird porous rubber that is difficult to get clean, optimized for quickly looking like crap. And when your shoes look like crap it's time to buy new shoes. Thus we have shoes optimized for short lifespan. But this is dead obvious.
    - stoltzmann 5y ago
      From anecdotal evidence, I've got the same pair of sneakers for... 4 years now I think? I'm using them daily and yeah, they've got dirty on the bottom, but I wouldn't consider throwing them out just due to that. I'll replace them once the sole is damaged to the point the shoes stop performing their function. At that point, it doesn't make a difference whether it's white or black for the sole. You could have made your point two replies earlier and it would be more clear what you consider the issue with white rubber to be.
      - swayvil 5y ago
        Your professed ignorance strains my credulity. And pointing out the dead obvious is generally a fool's errand.
    - Etheryte 5y ago
      Have you considered that you don't have to throw out your shoes just because they're dirty? You don't throw away your clothes when they're dirty, do you? What about dishes? I buy new shoes when my old shoes are broken and they can't be fixed anymore. If you like to throw away your shoes when they get dirty, you do you, but in that case you'll be throwing money at the very same industry you seem to strongly dislike. As a saner alternative, I recommend not caring so much about what your shoes look like, they're just shoes.
      - swayvil 5y ago
        That's quite beside my point.
    - bowsamic 5y ago
      - swayvil 5y ago
        Yes, those superficial and insecure people. How awful they are.
        bowsamic 5y ago
        Agreed, very sad