I totally agree and love to go barefoot, BUT, it irritates plantars fasciitis, flat feet and arthritic feet. You have no support on your feet at all when you go barefoot. Blessings to you.

Yes, it is the way nature built us to walk - on malleable natural surfaces. As a former barefoot walker, I can tell you years of concrete sidewalks and hardwood floors did no favor to my feet. Nor did 35 years of hard leather soles in my business shoes (though I resisted high heels and pointed toes.) Now I need something to cushion the bottoms of my feet, even though I would prefer to be barefoot.
Sue

My podiatrist nixes walking bare foot...If you do that outdoors, you are prone to exposure to all sorts of possible irritants, microscopic worms/larvae, etc. Not to mention possibility of getting cuts etc. Indoors, you are still exposed to whatever you can't see on the surfaces of floors, including carpeted areas. After breaking my little toe (and hearing the cracking sounds!) several years ago, my podiatrist chided me for not protecting my feet. As I've aged, so have the bottoms of my feet, losing "padding" and making it seriously painful if indeed I don't wear what I call "my indoor shoes" which are a pair of very comfortable, protective Merrells. Love them! The slip on/off rather easily and have indeed prevented more damage to already compromised feet (peripheral neuropathy, plantar fasciitis, osteoarthritis, and 3 neuromas). I don't like slippers; they don't support my feet and can come off too easily, creating possibility of tripping/falling.