as a Hoka-wearer with a bad back that you don't care about, I think you're overreaching on your real point. you don't get to it until your final grafs but I happen to agree with you. the problem is that wanting to sartorially distinguish the enemy just isn't a thing we can afford to care about right now. we know who the enemy is. they've spend a LOT of money revealing themselves to us. so I'm gonna keep my Hokas, but I promise I still dress up for the theatre.