Maybe the big critical issue issue here is that most modern day people, have really weak feet.

For example, if we think about shoes, like having souls on the bottom of your feet come up foam padding or whatever has really really thick condoms on the bottom of your feet, what does that mean?

It means that perhaps the critical issue here is not that we need to give people orthotics, or new types of shoes… But rather, new ideas on how to strengthen their feet?

For example, I think the initial difficulty that people have in transitioning to barefoot shoes, like the view from five finger shoes, is that for most people, their whole lives… They have always wore so much protective foam on the bottom of their feet, that their feet has become so insanely weak?

It’s like almost like if somebody was in a wheelchair, or on crutches their whole life, assuming that they’re able bodied…  imagine if suddenly ,,, I told you to stand up on your own two feet, and walk? Certainly it would be an awkward transition, but the good thing is with a steady transition, you could do it! 

Why doesn’t anyone talk about this?

First, bare feet are not really marketable. Which means… a lot of modern day biases is that we are anti bare feet —

For example, this really bizarre foot fetish thing in which people have this strange for end relationship with feet, bare feet? I think the critical issue here is that if you observe children, babies young children etc.… What is the first thing that their parents tried to force their kids to do? To strap on Shoes and socks on their little feet, against their own will!

For example, Seneca. Ever since Seneca is born, in the early years… He would absolutely refuse to wear anything on his feet. Why? If you think about it it is unnatural to have stuff on your feet. And if you look at more traditional societies, kids are essentially running around barefoot all day!

Certainly in modern day times, assuming that you live in a city,  there are practical hygiene concerns, and sometimes I’ve seen random screws in the street, and also, dead bumblebees, with the stinger pointing up. About eight months ago, when I was at the park, I accidentally stepped on a dead bumblebee stinger, and it hurt very bad, for almost 2 weeks.

But besides this… Assuming that your kid is playing on the playground, at the beach or whatever… Or in sand or sandpits, just take off their shoes! 

Same thing for you!

Why did Hafthor deadlift 502 kg barefoot?

The current world record for dead lift is from the Norwegian strong man, Hafthor,  and a very interesting thing… He did it totally barefoot! 

To me this was insanely fascinating, because when it comes down to it, assuming that you want to best maximize physics in order to accomplish an insanely audit task, what that then means is —

Your revealed preference will be made true.

For example, he did not have any loser weight lifting shoes, which honestly I think are a scam, it is just a loser Nike corporation trying to peddle more of their mediocre shoes. 

A good trend I saw for a while in the gym was people squatting and dead lifting Justin socks, and funny enough it has been made pretty permissible, even in a commercial gym. Most gym managers just turn a blind eye.

A good thing at my old crunch fitness gym, is that I took the lead from Hathor, And started to do all my weightlifting totally barefoot. For about 6 to 8 months, nobody said anything to me!

Just start weightlifting barefoot at the gym, and just keep doing it until you get “in trouble”.

In fact, maybe it is a wise idea to seek trouble – a motto that I had, when I was around 18, 19, maybe 21 years old was simple: 

It is better to bag for forgiveness than ask for permission.

In the world of entrepreneurship, and life in general… This becomes a very smart strategy because no good entertainers or innovation or disruption has ever emerged out of people playing by the traditional rules.

For example, I think the primary problem and issue of traditional K-12 education is that it turns you into a quiet, obedient, domesticated animal.

For example, no teacher wants a bunch of feral wolves, running around and causing chaos. But children, by their nature do not sit, do not listen to instructions, do not want to listen to a boring (underpaid) teacher.

I’ll give you a prime example, think about the modern day library. It is ridiculous, even the year 2024… The rule or the unspoken rule is that you have to be quiet, in a library?

Why?

The first thought is to preserve the sanctity of the library, it has almost become like a modern day cathedral?

The problem that the modern day library is currently facing is that at this point… Honestly are just trying to beg people to go into their underutilized libraries. And the only new day of people who decide to go to the library new families, who could obviously afford to buy books on Amazon, but would rather bring their kids to the library, because it is seen as a virtuous place for kids to learn, build their personal interest, and discover new books! 

Yet this is my honest critique of the library in general, especially to some of these bad librarians, 99.9% of them are good, I have only encountered one bad apple —

The modern day library should or 99% of their efforts in becoming friendly towards children, young children, and young families, not the general population.

Why? The critical issue here is homelessness, homeless people, infecting the local library. Frankly speaking, anyone who has too much sympathy for homeless people have never been raised in poverty, and has never been homeless in their life, and or has never been challenged with potential homelessness.

In fact, one and two of my friends who told me their experience said the reason they had zero sympathy for homeless people is that they tend to be terrible people who get addicted to drugs on their own accord. Almost most decent people will always have a friend or family member whose couch they could crash on. No matter how bad the situation gets.

I’ll give you an example… being a man, with a young male child, I would say about 99% of the time, public restrooms are absolutely filthy for men. Why? It seems that almost 100% of homeless people are men. And as a consequence, they use the male restroom, and if you are a woman and have never entered a public men restroom, you have no idea. It is literally day and night. 

Pro tip if you are a man with a male boy, or even a girl… Always take your young kid to the women’s restroom, because it will be 1000 times nicer, and more hygienic. And if anyone says anything… Tell them that you are using the women’s restroom because the men’s restroom is disgusting and you have a young kid, and 100% of people understand. Even one of the whole upsides of the whole transgender, transgender bathroom thing is that as a male, I have zero issues entering a female restroom. Especially if I am with Seneca. Even if I am at a restaurant, and there’s a line for the men’s restroom, but no line for the women’s restroom, I’ll just use the women’s restroom. Make sure to clean up, put the toilet seat down again wipe up a bit.