For the shoe addicts, are Nike shoes a need or necessity? What is so appealing to owning three pairs of the same shoe? Is it useful to the owner? Is there a certain class, age, race, or culture that are addicted to shoes? Do you think sports and celebrities are the causes of shoe addiction?
Does the violence that follows the release of new shoes compare to drug violence in that "gangsters" are jumping people that bought new shoes? Can you classify shoe addicts as junkies because they spend most of their income on shoes rather than expenses that are vital for survival? Are parents addicted to buying their kids Nike shoes? How would shoe addicts go through the process of therapy? Do you think it can be classified as an addiction or a fetish?
According to all these addicts, their collection of each shoe is a need for them; they clearly distinguish themselves between wanting the shoes an needing them. The reasons they give behind owing multiple pairs of the same show are that they can; wear one pair, store a second pair, and have a pair that they might lose or misplace. Basically, if something happens to one pair they have a backup, and then a backup for the backup pair. According to the video, one would assume that there is a specific culture more prone to becoming addicted to shoes. The race and ages seemed to be a void classification when comparing shoe addicts. Certain children, adults, and people of all ages seemed to be doing abnormal things to obtain shoes that they felt they may need. The culture portrayed by this video seems to be a metro, city, lower-scale culture that views shoes as some kind of delicacy. The media, celebrities, sports stars, advertising all could be an influence on the cause of this addiction to shoes. Many celebrities endorse and personally buy hundreds of pairs of shoes because they can afford it. The lifestyle of some of these celebrities may seem attractive to many of their fans, some of which may be there very same people who are addicted to these shoes. Certain advertising may also play an important role in causing this addiction. Many time ads can come across trying to sell a product by convincing customers they they in fact need it.
ReplyDeleteThe violence that arises at the release of new shoes can be compared to drug violence. Thief would be attracted to anything that they can steal worth a lot of money; stealing a pair of shoes from children or anyone could be an easy way for a thief to make money. I suppose a shoe addict could be classified as a junkie because of how they spend their income. It may not be fair to say they can't afford their addiction, because perhaps they can, but spending a majority of their income on shoes is most certainly not normal or financially healthy action.
I would assume that therapy for this type of addiction would include sessions that help transform the idea that the addicts "need" these shoes into a non-necessity. I'm not sure that buying sneakers compulsively is quite an addiction. I'm not sure if any of these addicts experienced an withdraw symptoms if pressed to stop buying shoes. To me the problem seems to be that these people have an inept ability to control their personal wants.
The addicts in this video say they are addicted to buying shoes. They say that they do not want to buy endless amounts of shoes but they have to. The main reason that people buy multiple pairs of the same shoe is to feed their addiction. The more shoes they have the better they are and it doesn't matter what type of shoe it is, just as long as it's a shoe. I think it is appealing to the owner to go around and say that they have this many shoes because it makes them feel they're at a higher standard. The amount of shoes a person has may be a sign of their wealth or status.
ReplyDeleteI think that sport stars and celebrities place importance on shoes and clothing. Since so many celebrities are coming out with their own line of shoes and clothing it makes people want to buy them. The idea behind this is that if you have this sport stars shoes then you are as cool as them.
I think that violence can come along with anything that makes people act differently. Drug wars are usually caused by someone wanting to show off their financial status and always wanting whats new on the market. This is very similar to the shoe industry because people will cause violence over anything that they think is the new hot thing to have. And as seen in the police riots when a new pair of shoes was released, this can be very dangerous.
Im not sure if there is an exact type of therapy that is specifically made for shoe addicts, but I think that therapy for a shopping addiction can be applied in this case. A shopping addiction is practically the same as a shoe addiction. I think since we classify things like a shopping addiction as an addiction, and collecting things as an addiction we could classify a shoe addiction as a true addiction.
For those shoes adductors, I think Nike shoes is not a necessary since they can use other kinds of shoes to replace it. I think the reason that he choose the three pairs of the same shoes is because that he is addicted to by these shoes, and he enjoy the feeling to collect these shoes. As far as I concern, shoes are just a kind of durable good. It is not necessary to pay a lot on this kind of stuff. The reason for him to buy lots of shoes is because of he like to collect it. I think this is like collect stamps. On one hand, we can’t say it is useless since it is a kind of hobby. On the other hand, it is not necessary. I think there should be a certain class who are addicted to collect shoes such as young man who like to running. I think sports and celebrities could become a factor of this kind of addiction. When I saw my famous star acted in an advertisement, I always have a attention to buy this kind of product. I think this phenomenon is same as those people who are addicted to buy shoes.
ReplyDeleteI think there are many differences between those people and gangster. For those people who are addicted to buy shoes. I think it is just a hobby though some of them are crazy about it. Because of this reason, we can’t classify those people as people who are taking drugs. As for parents, I think it is depended on their parents’ character. Take my parents as an example, my parents like to buy clothes and shoes for me. I think it is not a kind of addiction. It is a kind of love to their kids. I don’t think these people need to be therapy because this is just a hobby. As for classification, I think it should be classify a kind of fetish.
Honesty Nike shoes literally become a need in their life, always looking for new ways to acquire them. They like to own several pairs of shoes so if one gets damaged you have a back up pair, and you always need one pair that just is a part of your collection. No I do not think it is usefully in anyway other than feeding their addiction and getting rid of their need temporarily. I think shoe addiction can happen to anyone addiction knows no class, age, or race. Sports and celebrities definitely help cause addiction but they cannot be completely blamed for the issue. Well people are willing to scare people or bring knives and bats to street corners to hopefully get shoes and people and rioting and some resort to selling drugs for shoe money so yes I think it can get as bad. I also agree that in a way you can be a junkie but I do not think you could really give someone the label a junkie for buying shoes because of the lack of physical dependency. Also parents buying shoes for their kids becoming an addiction is a long shot, maybe parents can get an addiction to spoiling their kids but not just shoes. As therapy goes that's a really tough question, maybe helping people realize what is okay and slowly get them out of the habit so they can slowly make it more of an occasional hobby rather than an addiction, and I would use the word addiction over fetish in the situation, but a fetish is technically an addiction to non-living objects I think, so I'd actually say a fetish.
ReplyDeleteFor shoe addicts, the shoes are a necessity because it is important for them to have the latest shoe at the release date. I don't see a point in owning three pairs of the same shoes. Two of the same pair at most and in most instances only one pair is sufficient. If there is no financial benefit of collecting the shoes, then it's not useful to the owner. I believe that there is a various classes that are more addicted to shoes. Celebrities and athletes are factors that contribute to shoe addiction. They make it cool to have so many pairs of shoes. In addition, peers also play a major part; competition makes the shoes more special. Like the Nike Pigeons, the price price goes up because more people wanted them. I don't think shoe violence can be comparable to drug violence. "Gangsters" jump people with shoes because the shoes are valuable. People with drugs are jumped because drugs are difficult to get. The shoe addicts can be classified as junkies because they're spending the money that should be spend elsewhere even if they know they shouldn't. I think shoe addicts can go through therapy by setting limits. Setting limits will allow them to continue to buy the shoes and have money left for other vital things. I think it can be classified as a shoe addiction
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