Not that I mind, but… wearing shoes has a purpose… and the most important one IMO is to make sure our feet stay harms way from broken bottles, nails, stuff like that.
I’m not even gonna get into how cold it must be not wearing them in the winter… or how hot the asfalt might get during the summer. The asfalt can go up to 80, 90°C where I live during the summer, people have fried eggs on it for kicks.
Walking barefoot can help with better postures and alleviate back pain, but the same can be achieved with proper soles or shoe inlays.
These guys are probably just doing it for the clicks though… As if they’d have cut open their $20k shoe collection.
And if you like walking on bare feet, you can just… you know… not wear shoes to begin with.
Source: I like walking barefooted. I also have elephant hide under my feet and usually do short trips outside, such as take out the trash, barefooted. This includes during scandinavian winters. I have to stand still on ice for quite a while before it becomes uncomfortanle.
EDIT: “Our shoe collection is worth iver $20.000”… yeah, I call bullshit. That video is probably just ragebait to attract engagement and followers, similar to those incredibly stupid make-art-by-driving-over-a-paint-bucket tiktoks.
I also call BS. His foot looks too clean if they are going barefoot outside.
People in poor countries: he’s too poor to afford shoes.
These dipshits:
Exactly.
My sock collection is worth 10k.
I went in to Sephora and people complimented me on my socks.
I totally think it is not a thing. Just two random ignorant fools doing it (maybe, and maybe not).
Barefoot shoes are a thing though, with a very thin sole and a very direkt Response to ground texture. I have a small collection of these and i am a big fan of them. However, if i want to go completely barefoot (or simply forget my shoes again), i just don’t Wasser shoes.
What is the appeal to you of feeling the surface you walk on more directly? In my experience, having bulky soles enables your feet to take rough terrain for longer ( I did some multiday hikes in the Alps )
Also the soles (of B or A/B class hiking shoes) can have a very comfortable bedding, so it feels like a luxury item to me. I guess that’s why if feels strange to me to that some would rather forgo them all together :-)
You have thin soles so you can tell where you are in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.
It might sound silly, but different terrains tend to be „interesting“. I also feel it has an impact on how i walk and how i stand - so actually back problems and (minor) aches are either easier or gone.
I, too, travel the alps, nock mountains, katschberg mountain, Dachstein etc. I totally wear bulky hiking shoes in the mountains, though, as you definitely want the protection for your foot and ankles. However, i more often than not even hike easy trails in those barefoot shoes. I guess i just am used to it so much that those protective shoes feel too heavy and bulky, even if the bedding is comfortable.
But fir the day to day footwear you have to wear necessarily I almost always choose barefoot shoes over the few remaining normal ones. I will keep one set business shoes, one pair of winter boots and my mountain equipment, everything else will be gone quite soon.
Thanks a lot for elaborating. I can definitely imagine different terrains being interesting. Your explanation of when you would (and wouldn’t) use them is very useful for understanding the appeal. If I ever find a nicely priced pair that fit me well, I might give it a whirl!
I’d also recommend something like my “Splay” shoes if you’re going to try it. They’re barefoot shoes that also have a wide toebox so that your shoes fit your toes instead of your toes fitting your shoes!
Before I switched to the wide toebox I also used boating shoes if you find some of those cheaper.
Things like converse are of course more mainstream, but at least have the “zero drop” aspect, so you’re closer to the ground but don’t quite feel the ground.
Everyone will say barefoot is bad for your knees, but that’s really only true if you’re running or jogging on concrete without letting your body adjust.
My feet used to ACHE at the end of the day, now they can still hurt sure, but it feels much more like a tired muscle instead of incorrect exercise if that makes sense.
All I can think about is how disgusting their feet would be. For me shoes are a berrier between all the dog piss/shit, and other grime and filth and are to be removed at my front door. No way I’d let these animals walk into home with those nasty feet.
People just do stupid shit for internet attention
I love walking barefoot and I cannot stand those two people who I have never seen or heard from before but now I don’t like them.
They should cut off their feet next so they can really be closer to the fucking earth or some shit. What a bunch of fucking morons.
Don’t be like the idiots in the video. If anybody actually wants something like this, barefoot shoes are a thing. They’re thin enough that you can feel the ground underneath you, while still protecting you from random nails and glass and shit. If you like being barefoot, give them a try. They’re a nice middle ground.
This is something I can avtually get behind.
Poe’s Law. But for TikTok morons/“influencers”.
Is it a moron? Is it someone “pretending” to be a moron for attention?
They’re the same picture.
A rare island of certainty in an otherwise bayesian nightmare
A buddy of mine has sandal straps tattooed on top of his feet and that’s usually enough for him to get away with being barefoot.
I hope it’s not a thing, that’s nasty. If you believe going barefoot is detoxifying I can kinda understand, like you do you, but on city streets? 🤢
Even if that’s how detoxifying actually worked, you’d still be doing the opposite on a sidewalk.
There is for sure going to come a time when they step in shit barefoot.
Better than stepping in it in socks, though
No, I don’t walk barefoot as well, I just saw this video and the couple seemed like they’re addressing a certain niche crowd, people that like to walk barefoot, so I didn’t know if this is somewhat of a community of people that seem to like this.
Sorry I didn’t mean you specifically. It was a general ‘you’
This reminds me of the people that run the water to make people think they washed their hands without actually washing their hands. #justconductdisorderthings
It must be because there is video proof of 2 idiots doing it.
As you said this seems like a good way to fuck your feet up with random trash on the ground, temp difference between winter and summer months.
