Agreed. I probably put 100k miles on my sneakers as a kid and I don’t imagine this was ever a problem for anyone. Our hyper-focus on fear these days is pretty

Agreed. I probably put 100k miles on my sneakers as a kid and I don’t imagine this was ever a problem for anyone. Our hyper-focus on fear these days is pretty apparent. I do think the media and the scale of information that abounds is a likely culprit. I cynically think that the media advertising complex which is fueled by attention is to blame. Danger grabs eyeballs for advertisers.