Truths About Sneakers That No One Wants to Say

Dirty little secrets.

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It's not that no one talks about sneakers. In fact, these days it seems that everyone is talking about sneakers. But a lot of time it's just discussion about the latest, greatest release—updated daily!—or the same old tired complaints ("Resellers suck!" "I hate Nike's Twitter RSVP!") that everyone knows by heart. Maybe there's something comforting in bitching about things that don't change. Or maybe other things are just too painful to discuss. Well, enough of that. Let's try and be more open about this thing of ours from here on out—and if it makes things any easier, we'll start. Cool? Check out Truths About Sneakers That No One Wants to Say and join in the discussion.

People that say "Buy what you like" are still going to clown you for buying something they don't like.

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Sneaker blogs have sucked a lot of the mystique out of sneakers.

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Jordan can do anything they want.

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There are always more sneakers produced than you think.

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Nobody really cares about a story.

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Resellers are a necessary evil.

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Everyone wants to be different, but in the same way.

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There are too many collaborations with too many people.

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Retros without context aren't as powerful.

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Brands use the same silhouettes too often.

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