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Cake day: February 13th, 2026
  • gluestick@lemmy.ziptoLemmy Shitpost•Good for them. Equality
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    2 months ago

    I used to work for a manager who approached me one day to inform me that wearing shorts and flip flops to work was inappropriate.

    I was working as a software engineer, I didn’t interact with customers, and spent my entire day at the back of the building with other engineers.

    I asked if I could wear skirts and open toe heels like the woman in our office. He made it clear that wouldn’t be tolerated because he “didn’t want to see that.”

  • gluestick@lemmy.ziptoMildly Interesting•The unlikely appeal of barefoot hiking: ‘It makes you feel quite primal’
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    3 months ago

    Apparently being barefoot is a real threat to y’all.

    I already wear minimal sole shoes unless I’m on my bike or working with heavy tools/equipment.

    I’m almost always barefoot at and around my home, even in freezing temperatures for brief periods. The last time my family went to hanging rock mountain it was a cool day so about a third of the way up I said fuck it and spent the rest of the day barefoot. It was awesome I loved standing directly on the mountain top without my shoes on.

    I watch my step in unfamiliar places. I’m not saying I never step on sharp objects but after over a decade in South Florida with sand spurs a daily experience of my childhood life, I’ve gotten pretty good at feeling my step before I make it.

    I’m not saying it’s for everyone or without risk of injury. I’m not saying there aren’t time for shoes. But some of y’all are acting like going outside and feeling the earth under your feet is going to sentence you to death. Like, good thing Prometheus invented Nikes before he wasted time on fire