Been like this for about a year now, so yeah it's probably here to stay. If you think about it, every system is gonna be unfair to a certain group of people. Camping doesn't totally make that much sense to me either cuz you got dudes literally wasting their lives away in a damn line for days, weeks, etc. For people like me who have a job, there's no way in hell I'm gonna bother wasting that much of my time in a line just waiting for some shoes. Shoes are a great hobby, but my career/life is no doubt a much bigger priority. So for me, the Twitter thing works out better cuz I'm always near a computer at work, and if I'm not that busy the day they do the RSVP, I might have a shot as long as I'm quick. And for Nike employees, it's much easier for them to manage things on a website than have to deal with a big *** crowd of people waiting outside the store. It's easy to say "just make it safe" or "take proper precautions", but whenever you have a mob of dudes, especially ones thirsty for some limited sneakers, you're inviting trouble. Online, the worst you'd get is an angry tweet/message. In-person, you could have a riot if some idiots start something in line.
Personally I'll take online camping over the in-person thing any day, but I know there's obviously dudes out there who'd have it easier if you still had traditional camping.