Problem isn't that they are cheap the problem is they are mimicking something that they are not. Price shouldnt negate creativity when designing a product. can find some $40 kicks and still be fly. Actual sneaker culture doesn't care about cheap shoes it cares about authenticity.
Just cause people go buy the same Jordans doesn't mean they are into sneaker culture bruh yall gotta understand the difference between people who actually care about it and people who chase hype yall are describing hype beats not actual people who have real passion for it