I would imagine it’s a multi-part solution:

You either are jumped in and prove yourself to be tough enough to roll with them, or you can’t tough it out but they’ve already beat you to a pulp once so ideally they’ve made their point and intimidated you out of speaking against them/talking to cops or trying out for rivals.

Full disclosure: I don’t have experience in this and am mostly speculating.

Much appreciated!

My mom shared with me “GMC: Grande, malo, y caro”

“Big, bad (read: poorly made), and expensive.”

Any guides/links on setting up my Onn box like that? It’s been great for the $20 but removing ads and deeper customization sounds amazing

Maybe he failed to meet expectations?

It’s to my understanding that these shareholders expect constant growth to continue to increase the returns on their investment.

Didn’t know about Solovair, much appreciated!

I’ve kept a pair of Docs around because I still think they make a great fashion staple, but having a pair that could actually be comfortable/good again would be amazing

Can back this up as someone who used to wear them daily at a dealership job.

Don’t know if I’m getting old or they changed something but they’re just not as good/comfortable.

Can’t speak on if they wear down any faster however, didn’t get that far.

I’m out of the loop personally but it wouldn’t surprise me given how many things we’ve seen make unexpected comebacks.

I would imagine context and culture/local custom are pretty important here.

FWIW it’s been my experience in North America that looking someone in the eye and offering a friendly handshake is alright.