cattle break free from pen
jordans always were consumer performative garbage
new found sentience in the consumer hive mind dropped that should stir conversations in the bees nest create a shifting dynamic into how we see fashion, ourselves into the upcoming year of the fire horse
a woman in front of a box piled high of already to begin with over priced sneakers gives us a sob story for how overnight the market for shoes has tanked - then mentions love for sneakers but mentions SKU numbers like some capitalist lapdog -
i always was never into sneakers or even fashion for that matter except for a few high end pieces but there was something always weird about sneakers like jordans wear them to never get dirty to never play outside and while maybe i dressed like a 12 year old in my early twenties i hoped to see its collapse in my life time
this is just another chip in the cattle fence. our collective sentience is rising. we start to question our desires and also how we see our fellow humans. there is a growing disdain for the coach, the reseller, the marketer, those who do little physical work and expect our money from our physical work, or extreme risk, but they present it like it is some favor. then will spew something about free markets market price.
yet this shit imploded on them and anyone with inventory. thats all they ever were was a sneaker. if anything its a little embarrasing to be a person with $400 jordans right now. quiet wealth is in. the crypto 40 yo men with fresh nikes and labubu has become a symbol of a stupid class. an embarrasing class. our denial of these consumer habits shows that aura cannot be bought. seeing it in real time.
people are tired of being shamed into consumer habits we frankly never wanted. dont spend $400 on jordans. put that into SPY 0.00%↑ or QQQ 0.00%↑
you see?
the consumer is changing
if there was any trend i would say into 2026 it is that to be utilitarian in your being, a flexible mind, all the old habits will die hard for some, not you, if you let go now