No, it’s the other way around, they’re indirectly supported by Russian oligarch money.

If you get welted shoes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9xSnu69Qtg) where the sole is mated to the upper - so if the sole wears out, then you can bring it to the cobbler to get a new sole. And they don’t have to be expensive either - look for used shoes on ebay.

RES’s ignore user/subreddit function was really useful. Took out 95% of the trash on /r/all

No warning - just burn 15 years of membership? Screw them.