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ValentineCtoday at 6:03 PM1 replyview on HN

Rose Anvil has (like many other internet celebrities) had some controversies:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Boots/comments/1oyxfuo/what_do_you_...

That said, I like watching him for validation that my taste is good, since I bought Lems' shoes before he started plugging them.


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everdrivetoday at 6:16 PM

I think that's fair. I didn't know anything about boots before watching him, so I wasn't aware that boot construction could even vary so much. I had no sense that a pair of $80 boots were effectively glorified tennis shoes, whereas nearly any $200 boot would be much more durable and constructed fundamentally differently. (even if all $200 boots are not equivalent with each other) So, even if he's doing a little access journalism and has some bias, I still think there is some value in just understanding the construction of different boots.