"there was zero thought or engineering to them"
The engineering is in the shape, the metal reinforcing shell, the size, the material, and the hardness. Their description, "optimized durometer elastomer feet" doesn’t describe the materials used, or the hardness. A durometer is simply an instrument used to measure the hardness of elastic materials, like tires for example. When they say, "optimized durometer elastomer" what they are saying is that these are manufactured to a specific hardness - or, durometer value. They do not share whether the material is rubber, sorbothane, silicone, or something else. However, customers who purchase the SVS feet really seem to like them - hard to argue with success. Here are similar products but less expensive, in silicone and in sorbothane.