Dirty hippies also have this choice in footwear (or lack thereof).
To protect your soles, mainly. Due to my weight (force), any small object (over a small area) I step on causes severe (though not long-lasting) pain.
The pain gets less severe after the first few hundred such small objects. Once the calluses start forming, you can even go out in the snow.
Sounds like the ideal reason to move to the Po’. Don’t have those problems anywhere out here.
I liked living in the heart of the city. And, um, investing in a $12 pair of slippers wasn’t really a big deal. I was a credentialed actuary and could afford $12 every 6 years.
It was nice being able to walk to work and restaurants/bars and parks and concerts and theaters and museums and sporting events.
I kinda miss it now that I’m back in the burbs.
Nice humblebrag
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Slippers are for suckers.
That said, I now wear out my slippers in about 6 months, since I WFH.