Why do we screw around with shoelaces when Velcro is readily available?

I refuse to acknowledge the arguments of a friend who says they make you look like an old man, even though I saw an old man wearing shoes with Velcro straps over the weekend.

I think that's just because he's older and wiser than the rest of us. Wearing shoes with Velcro says, "To hell with standards. To hell with conventions. To hell with shoelaces."

This all came about because I have a problem with my shoelaces coming untied almost constantly all day long. Sure, I could tie a double knot, but that's asking me to do more work. I don't want to do more work. I want to do less work. I want Velcro straps on an otherwise normal-looking running shoe.