In 2006, your brick Nokia might have been good for a game of Snake, but it wasn't the golden ticket to getting a pair of shoes (or two). In the advent of the aftermarket, the influx of Instagram, and the paranoia of a pandemic, digital devices are unequivocally the go-to place to buy, share, sell, and see shoes. Roughly a decade and a half ago, things were much different. If you wanted the shoes, you had to be there.