compostgoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agoWearing socks is a social constructlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square187fedilinkarrow-up11.04Karrow-down110
arrow-up11.03Karrow-down1imageWearing socks is a social constructlemmy.blahaj.zonecompostgoblin@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 hours agomessage-square187fedilink
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·12 hours agoOur ancestors DID need shoes. Footprints in South Africa dated to be between 75K and 136K years old show footwear in use. We invented shoes possibly 100,000 years before we invented written language.
minus-squaremerc@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoDo they show shoes or do they show sandals? Normally not a big difference, footwear is footwear. But, if we’re talking about socks, then the difference becomes relevant again.
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 hours agoUndetermined. Just the bottom of the shoes made an imprint.
Our ancestors DID need shoes. Footprints in South Africa dated to be between 75K and 136K years old show footwear in use. We invented shoes possibly 100,000 years before we invented written language.
Do they show shoes or do they show sandals?
Normally not a big difference, footwear is footwear. But, if we’re talking about socks, then the difference becomes relevant again.
Undetermined. Just the bottom of the shoes made an imprint.
I’m betting crocs.