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epsteingpttoday at 3:03 AM3 repliesview on HN

Sneakerbots killed it for everyone.

Priced out the demand IMO too early.

But also, people only have 2 feet.


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ronsortoday at 3:21 AM

> Sneakerbots killed it for everyone

Ultimately I think artificial scarcity/limited production for products offered online is a futile and erroneous venture. The bots exist because the product is valuable. The product is valuable because it's artificially limited.

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andsoitistoday at 3:10 AM

> But also, people only have 2 feet.

There's more to athletic wear than shoes. Competition like Lululemon, Vuori, Athleta, etc. suggest to me that Nike didn't expand their business broadly enough.

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bdangubictoday at 4:12 AM

not sneakebots but competition coupled with failure of nike to modernize past airjordan brand. nike was riding hiding when you alternatives were reebok and new balance. now there are a lot more brands and they leave nike in the dust. my 13-year old athlete

- does not know who “jordan” is

- called me a boomer when I suggested to buy her nike shoes I liked for the upcoming season