Technology

The liability for a product that tightens around a neck would make it an untouchable concept for businesses. I could imagine a dystopian future where some big brand like Dickies selling it and when it kills people they claim the fine print very clearly disallows any shirts except for patented self-tying tie constrained collar shirts.

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?

Luxury goods have been a growing market alongside the wealth divide.

Damn, people need to grow up.

They just move onto hyper-expensive cars, watches, Warhammer figurines, purses, jewelry, etc. The human instinct to flaunt and/or collect is pretty strong in certain people.

But then you'd see it wasn't secure in the slightest, and you could untie somebody's laces when they walk past you.

Agreed. Companies should be required by law to release source code, build guides, documentation and service architecture for services or apps that are required by hardware they sold.

While there are bigger fish to fry at the moment, socially speaking, the problem is only going to get worse if legislators don’t step in.

A point could be made that it hurts the planet and they should be held responsible for their shenanigans.

As with that spotify car thing.

Prob for Android but not likely on iOS

I talked to a bunch of sneaker heads over the years and i don't think i'll ever get it. I don't like to shit on someone's hobby, but buying shitty super overpriced sneakers made by slaves is a weird ass hobby.