The Best Kind Of Shoe? Velcro.

Well, your final points, which weren't rebuttals of mine, were 1) The current image in society looks upon lace-style and not the same way upon velcro. 2) Velcro is a relatively newer and emerging industry thus can not provide as much or as well as their older lace-style counterparts. 3) Easiness, such as associated with using velcro instead of laces, is not always beneficial for the mind or the species altogether. So as you did, and as i see fit in a debate, i will argue your points. And also to mention, except for being easier to put on, you never mentioned them being worse in terms of cost nor style, but instead showed there are substitutes that some may find preferable. Well, the same thing can always be said to my side, a substitute for tennis shoes some (such as me) may find preferable, are Velcro. Other than that, good points, lets see how i can unravel them. 1) True, society has never looked in a respectable tone upon Velcro, however, with the tennis shoe market taking off in such a boom in the early 1900s and 2000s, many completely forgot Velcro was even a viable option. I feel as if Velcro was reintroduced, and rebranded, it could easily take off again. But you may say, many nowadays do know of Velcro and still call it childish. However, even you, in the first round, barely knew of the adult variety of Velcro, pointing out the child's variant. If many more were introduced, i believe Velcro could either gain a following, or at least some respect. Plus, an example of my point lies in automobiles. Many saw horses and coaches as a long time viable option, and a classy way of transport. To quote: "The horse is here to stay, while the automobile is a novelty--a fad." -President of Michigan's Savings Bank advising Henry Ford's lawyer Horace Rakem to abandon his client. Many agreed with this false belief, but as time went on, like Velcro hopefully will, people found it more effective, and grew to give it some respect. Velcro is the next Automobile! (Kinda.) 2) As i said of the horse versus the car, old industries, die out all the time. Many new ways, even if it takes years, will one day rise up. You can't predict the future, but you do know one thing about tomorrow, its always gonna be different then the day before. I say if Velcro got its recognition, tomorrow, could come a lot sooner. 3) If you meant to say, making life easy, even if only a few steps, is not beneficial to the mind, nor species, i disagree. In fact, menial tasks and labors may be good to repeat over and over again, such as tying shoes, but think about it. When was the last time you consciously tied your shoes? And didn't just do it then move on? I have yet to find any proof that tying a shoe or a similar operation gives you any benefit. And before you say it, yes, i do know of studies that say easier lives are dangerous. But ask yourself this. Was tying a shoe ever difficult past age 10? Did it ever force your brain to adapt and grow? No. In fact, if you want to argue that it does or needs to, then why don't we make it harder? We in fact, attempted to make it easier. Why? Because life is a struggle. Its your job to be here, and there when called on. Thats whats never gonna get easy, but why spend time tying shoes, when you could latch your shoes on and get going into the problems of life? A shoe isn't meant to challenge you, or be a task, its meant to get you to life's challenges and tasks. And Velcro is an easier solution to that then tying a shoe will ever be. In conclusion: My argument remains, and i know, my points rely on a future where Velcro can make a name for itself. But by sitting around and not considering its power, we only prevent a future where we can try it, and learn of it. We use Velcro on bags, straps, and other modern inventions. Lets go back to the good ol days, and put it on shoes. Most of your argument is that Velcro is looked down upon. True, it looks good, is as cheap, and as efficient, but you say society will always prefer laces and sneakers. Do you not think society can adapt? I dont care what others think, nor how it sells. I wanted an argument about how it wasn't the best functionally. So if you still don't agree, at least now you can look back when you wore Velcro, and remember the good old days where tying shoes was only for the 5th graders...