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Sneaker culture sucks and its stupid
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Hookworm and tetanus would be the short answers
Hookworm is largely nonexistent in developed countries if you live in one. Otherwise just don’t walk around in human shit and if you do, wash it off right away. Even then it is not a problem if you have thick calloused skin without open wounds. Not advocating walking around NYC with no shoes on, but you can walk in less populated areas and it’s just fine.
Gonna go ahead and say most people would consider stepping in shit, human or otherwise, to be bad even if they do have foot callouses. Thats a pretty huge self own to say you dont mind walking around barefoot in shit. So we've narrowed it down to being good in places without a lot of population and also no animals.
Also wanna know why it's not widespread in developed nations anymore. Shoes became widely available to the lowest classes. That's why it was an issue in the south in the 50s when all those pictures of barefoot kids is from.
Where did I say I don’t mind walking in shit? I said it’s not a problem unless you are literally walking through sewage because you’re in an undeveloped urban area without sewers. And even then - if you knowingly just stepped in shit… if you wash it off, you’re fine. In the worst case, which won’t happen anyway - we have antibiotics which were not available in centuries past.
Also, this only applies to human shit. You won’t catch hookworm from nonhuman shit.
It especially doesn’t matter if you aren’t walking in an urban area. Say, in your backyard where you aren’t shitting.
Unless the above applies to you, then you are completely fine to go barefoot almost anywhere.
When is the last time you washed your shoes? Do you wear them inside?
Right here, in your last comment
And then again literally in this comment
Still don't wanna step in shit.
I wear work boots, so when theybget dorty or covered in literalnor metaphorical shit.
No I have slippers to not track dirt and shit into the house.