It is hard to imagine that there was not someone inside of Nike that lost their faith in humanity when the pitch for these things was originally taking off.

  • eyeon@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    If anything the gap is bigger than ever as the top end shoes are basically performance enhancers like the nike airflys used to set most records…and their new vaporflys being banned in the Olympics.

    I guess it’s better than hyper expensive shoes just being a paying for a brand thing?

    • ✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      In the end you can start making a shoe that almost functions like a prosthetic. We are not animals designed to always be running, but with a few tweaks you can make that closer to be true.