There’s a great speech by David Foster Wallace where he says that we all worship something, whether we know it or not:
“In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And an outstanding reason for choosing some sort of God or spiritual-type thing to worship […] is that pretty much anything else you worship will eat you alive.”
Great article, as usual. A thought: despite what you say, I haven’t seen either of the authors wearing barefoot or ergonomic shoes in any of the pictures shown on the blog. To be honest, I don’t either, mostly due to aesthetic concerns and partly because of professional standards. It’s a thorny issue I haven’t found an answer to, and I have yet to see barefoot shoes that aren’t repulsive to the (modern) eye.
Thought provoking! I’m struck by the idea of “worshipping idols” like vanity without even realizing it. Thank you for writing this.
There’s a great speech by David Foster Wallace where he says that we all worship something, whether we know it or not:
“In the day-to-day trenches of adult life, there is actually no such thing as atheism. There is no such thing as not worshipping. Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship. And an outstanding reason for choosing some sort of God or spiritual-type thing to worship […] is that pretty much anything else you worship will eat you alive.”
Absolutely true.
Great article, as usual. A thought: despite what you say, I haven’t seen either of the authors wearing barefoot or ergonomic shoes in any of the pictures shown on the blog. To be honest, I don’t either, mostly due to aesthetic concerns and partly because of professional standards. It’s a thorny issue I haven’t found an answer to, and I have yet to see barefoot shoes that aren’t repulsive to the (modern) eye.
Article on this coming next Friday
Excellent, can’t wait.
Barefoot isn't healthy in the city, where roads are paved or made from concrete.
I think the loafers from the photo can be really comfortable. The right last matters a lot.