It still seems like a relevant response if these shoes (long term) are even more detrimental to our bodies the previous designs. He was pointing out that the appeal of these shoes appears to be simply mimicking what the body already does. I took this as a valid criticism of these shoes.
This is especially relevant because there's been decades of shoe manufacturers designing for poor running form.
Surely HN isn't just for commenting on support of a product in a linked story, but also considered criticism?
