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Extra sociopathic point for by finding the exact person who made your shoes in the third world country sweatshop and bringing them over on a work visa to work for you as a shoe-tyer

Like this? I've done this for years on my work shoes. Normal laces don't withstand sparks from angle grinder. I just keep them loose enough that I can get them on and off without cutting. I never open my shoelaces either.

This actually IS what they do in psych wards, so, this might be the most technically correct answer.

But don't snip them flush when you strap them on so there's a sharp piece of plastic waiting to gouge your hand open if you're not careful.

Violins used to have shoelaces? The more you know.

Na you’re just waiting for old lady to step on that lace so you can yank your foot and watch them break a hip. “Oh I ws just walking here. So sorry. Not intentional at all”. Like a true sociopath would.

This took me down a rabbit hole for real.

Then you put a magnet in the center and spin it?

Oh fuck.

That's for letting me know this- I would have eventually tried this one out someday thinking it looked neat lol

how is that different from just normal snearker lacing? i have one pair of "combat boots" looking things, it's for a costume, and i just laced them like my sneakers. now you have me nervous.

with the costume (below) no one's going to confuse it for neonazi, but sometimes i might want to wear them like, i don't know, shoveling.

I'm not going to suggest this article isn't helpful but this:

• It's not some “Old Wives Tale” – it's based on millennia of established knowledge;

is 100% AI slop (ed: training material). That's where I stopped paying attention (ed: and shouldn't have).

👉 "it's not X it's Y" is a a good indicator. Humans use this but AI fucking loves it, and generally in this order. "It's X not Y" is a weaker indicator. This isn't enough for me to be certain but it instantly triggers skepticism
👉 Clarifying something that was never in question to begin with. That's not a subtle hint — it's a dead giveaway. It's contextual; humans use this rhetorical pattern, but not to deny something there is no existing implied suggestion of
👉 emdash is a weak indicator, but combined with the rest increases suspicion. "But this isn't an emdash!" That's because as search and replace was used to replace them with regular dash, but the usage is the same
👉 finishing a bullet with a semi-colon? (is that a thing? I've never seen anyone do it, AI or human — I'm going to go with atypical usage not indicative either way but I'm going to start looking for that as a pattern.)
👉 I used emojis instead of bullets because irony amuses me and it's a very AI thing to do. If it didn't trigger a question in your head of whether this comment is written by AI, it should have. Pay attention.

Was expecting this link to be a Rickroll tbh

No, it was.

cordwainer

Oh ho! A new word for me!

For the other 9,999:

A cordwainer is a shoemaker who creates new shoes from new leather, distinguishing them from cobblers, who primarily repair shoes.

I feel personally attacked. What's wrong with having the shoes already tied and forcing the feet in? Some shoes are cushioned enough to allow this, it's a massive timesaver and it doesn't feel any different from tying the laces every time.

I do use my shoes and socks many times though, I only have two pairs of shoes.

Do not besmirch a perfectly cromulent way to repair Chuck Taylors.