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I think shoes are mostly aesthetic. We would do fine walking around bare foot. In a lot of cases I think natural arguments are correct. Our environment has cha

I think shoes are mostly aesthetic. We would do fine walking around bare foot. In a lot of cases I think natural arguments are correct. Our environment has changed far more than we have in recent times.

gjulianm 5y ago
I don't think shoes are aesthetic. Temperature, grip, protection against injuries, hygiene... > In a lot of cases I think natural arguments are correct. Our environment has changed far more than we have in recent times. Precisely because we can adapt to that environment by means other than evolution. If you think something is bad/good, you need a real argument for it, not just "we did it this way before".
martopix 5y ago
Oh boy. Have you tried walking barefoot on snow? Or on a rocky path that has been in the summer sun for the past 6 hours? On gravel? In an area with thorny bushes?
- foxhop 5y ago
  Avoidance is key when barefoot, otherwise a self trance state will bring you across most terrain.
- rustybolt 5y ago
  If you are used to it, you build up callus and it's mostly fine. Except for broken glass, but that's not exactly "natural" either.
  - watwut 5y ago
    Lol, no. Walking barefoot in snow is something you can use to, so that you walk for short time. Eventually the cold gets you, even if you trained. Frostbite is a thing, no matter how much you train.
    - rustybolt 5y ago
      Yes agreed, frostbite is one of the things that's not fine.
ses1984 5y ago
My sister in law got blood poisoning from walking barefoot, if not for modern antibiotics would be dead or alive minus a leg. It’s just natural to die from stepping on something nasty. Too bad for her but it makes the population stronger right?