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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pessimist" data-source="post: 23028518" data-attributes="member: 566496">QWhat is wrong with our society today?AI was getting ice cream with my family the other day, and I stumbled on a scene of a mid 30s guy taking pictures—of his shoes.This guy wasn’t just snapping a casual pic and getting on with his day, he was conducting a full on photoshoot, lifting his heels, shifting the position of his feet to get the the perfect angle, you get the idea. It wasn’t a graceful thing either, more of an “oh shit I might drip my ice cream on my shoes” kind of thing.I couldn’t help but wonder why this event seemed so important to this guy?When I got home that evening I typed in the letters I had remembered from the side of his shoes SPLY-350, and realized these were no ordinary kicks.These were Kanye West limited edition Yeezys with a street value of $1250.<img src="https://qph.ec.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-7a355e17ae1132c14176599da0099776" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />I did some digging on these things to understand the psychology of why someone would purchase such an expensive pair of shoes. Most of the comments on-line are the same: head turns, exclusivity, and a general sense of significance (oh yeah, and “comfort”).What’s even more interesting is the man these shoes represent. A man who has humiliated handicapped fans, a man who compares himself to Jesus, a man who exhibits extreme anger issues, egocentrism, and materialism at its worst.And yet he’s so idolized that people line up by the thousands for a chance to buy a pair of shoes that are made in China for $10. For what? to feel famous? To feel exclusive? To be like Kanye? It illustrates the very flawed morality that has crept into our society.<img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/default/sad.gif"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":(" title="Sad    :(" data-shortname=":(" /></blockquote>

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