imho

Dudes staring at each other's feet. Bunch of hype beasts trying to beat the scene to the punch "WAIT'LL THEY GET A LOAD OF THESE SON". Bunch of rich white kids hobby-shopping with their CEO dad. Bunch of broke dudes trying to hustle off the thirst. Meanwhile the fucking sneakers are 90% UGLY.

They might have a few nice sneakers that you can't get at a motherfucking Footlocker but the cloud of headache and douchism surrounding them (not to mention the bread) are not even worth it

This is one part of culture I am glad we never had growing up in LA. The simpler, the more prevalent, the more street classic. Dudes are not trying to hit you over the head with their impeccable and futuristic and well-connected sneaker game.