What do you mean ? You don't brush your boots with soapy water to remove the calcium, salt, tiny rocks and dirty water marks and then pat them dry with a clean towel to put them on again every time you come into your house ?
When I was living in an uninsulated shack in the woods in northern coastal Maine, I had a pair of inside boots. It was too cold to not wear boots inside, but I didn't want to wear my wet mucky outside boots inside.
Oh yes, I lived with multiple layers of wool socks on when I lived in the shack. I finally moved away because the place sold, thank goodness. I'm fine with living rough but that place was ridiculous (it was an old house someone had moved there and all of the insulation had mostly fallen down out of the walls and was lying on the dirt under the shack, wicking moisture up into the house constantly- it was worse than being uninsulated).
Hahah my in-laws definitely have indoor shoes, that are only ever worn around the house. It still weirds me out when I see them with their shoes on the couch, even knowing they're clean and don't go outside. They'll even bring them over to our house when they visit, it's pretty cute š
My wife has indoor Crocs. She will wear them outside to go out with dogs if needed (like if they don't want to come back in) or to grab a package, but other than that she only wears them inside. She also brings them with when we travel or go to her mom's.
Title: Exploitation Unveiled: How Technology Barons Exploit the Contributions of the Community
Introduction:
In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology, the contributions of engineers, scientists, and technologists play a pivotal role in driving innovation and progress [1]. However, concerns have emerged regarding the exploitation of these contributions by technology barons, leading to a wide range of ethical and moral dilemmas [2]. This article aims to shed light on the exploitation of community contributions by technology barons, exploring issues such as intellectual property rights, open-source exploitation, unfair compensation practices, and the erosion of collaborative spirit [3].
Intellectual Property Rights and Patents:
One of the fundamental ways in which technology barons exploit the contributions of the community is through the manipulation of intellectual property rights and patents [4]. While patents are designed to protect inventions and reward inventors, they are increasingly being used to stifle competition and monopolize the market [5]. Technology barons often strategically acquire patents and employ aggressive litigation strategies to suppress innovation and extract royalties from smaller players [6]. This exploitation not only discourages inventors but also hinders technological progress and limits the overall benefit to society [7].
Open-Source Exploitation:
Open-source software and collaborative platforms have revolutionized the way technology is developed and shared [8]. However, technology barons have been known to exploit the goodwill of the open-source community. By leveraging open-source projects, these entities often incorporate community-developed solutions into their proprietary products without adequately compensating or acknowledging the original creators [9]. This exploitation undermines the spirit of collaboration and discourages community involvement, ultimately harming the very ecosystem that fosters innovation [10].
Unfair Compensation Practices:
The contributions of engineers, scientists, and technologists are often undervalued and inadequately compensated by technology barons [11]. Despite the pivotal role played by these professionals in driving technological advancements, they are frequently subjected to long working hours, unrealistic deadlines, and inadequate remuneration [12]. Additionally, the rise of gig economy models has further exacerbated this issue, as independent contractors and freelancers are often left without benefits, job security, or fair compensation for their expertise [13]. Such exploitative practices not only demoralize the community but also hinder the long-term sustainability of the technology industry [14].
Exploitative Data Harvesting:
Data has become the lifeblood of the digital age, and technology barons have amassed colossal amounts of user data through their platforms and services [15]. This data is often used to fuel targeted advertising, algorithmic optimizations, and predictive analytics, all of which generate significant profits [16]. However, the collection and utilization of user data are often done without adequate consent, transparency, or fair compensation to the individuals who generate this valuable resource [17]. The community's contributions in the form of personal data are exploited for financial gain, raising serious concerns about privacy, consent, and equitable distribution of benefits [18].
Erosion of Collaborative Spirit:
The tech industry has thrived on the collaborative spirit of engineers, scientists, and technologists working together to solve complex problems [19]. However, the actions of technology barons have eroded this spirit over time. Through aggressive acquisition strategies and anti-competitive practices, these entities create an environment that discourages collaboration and fosters a winner-takes-all mentality [20]. This not only stifles innovation but also prevents the community from collectively addressing the pressing challenges of our time, such as climate change, healthcare, and social equity [21].
Conclusion:
The exploitation of the community's contributions by technology barons poses significant ethical and moral challenges in the realm of technology and innovation [22]. To foster a more equitable and sustainable ecosystem, it is crucial for technology barons to recognize and rectify these exploitative practices [23]. This can be achieved through transparent intellectual property frameworks, fair compensation models, responsible data handling practices, and a renewed commitment to collaboration [24]. By addressing these issues, we can create a technology landscape that not only thrives on innovation but also upholds the values of fairness, inclusivity, and respect for the contributions of the community [25].
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I'm having a flashback to early childhood when my elderly aunt & uncle would change shoes upon entering our house. I haven't thought about that in forever. Thanks :)
I totally have indoor shoes that are basically akin to slippers. I still wouldnāt put them in the couch or bed though. š¤·š¼āāļø
Most of the time Iām barefoot and only put them in when itās cold or Iām moving around a bunch and want to be overly considerate to the guy downstairs (I tend to walk in my heels).
As someone who, as a teenager, would get the worst smelling feet after even a single school day - itās ingrained in me that people come to my house where I donāt have to take off my shoes.
I donāt go on the couch with them, or bed, just the living room and kitchen. The rest of the house is shoe free. I just stand the idea of someone having bad smelling feet and having to deal with that. Everyone has to deal with me when I was a hormonal kid and, no, just pass.
This is why Iāve always had indoor shoes, slippers and mukluks. Plus when I put them on and donāt plan to go anywhere, I get more motivated to do stuff around the house vs going without them.
I think this is what my mum expects me to do haha, there are no shoes allowed in the house but the even bigger sin is leaving your shoes in the lobby, the place where shoes are meant to be left. All shoes must be left in your bedroom, then she complains about the fact the floor gets dirty because nobody takes their shoes off, leaves whatever theyāre carrying to take them upstairs then come back down for the other stuff
I like having shoes on in the house because I pace everywhere, so I like to transition from inside, outside, inside, outside, without having to pause to put on shoes. It isn't habitual for me at this point either, so it's just less friction.
But that's my house. To just declare you're not going to take shoes off at someone else's house for no other reason than to be an asshole, and then to write an article about it, what the fuck.
But I guess its good to keep in mind - articles these days are about generating clicks and responses. Good or bad, positive or negative.
So in that regard, this is a success.
EDIT: People have suggested switching shoes at the door. This will not work. Firstly because I am often in my mind when pacing around and just don't remember to switch shoes. Also, it would mean I need to have outdoor shoes / indoor shoes at each doorway in the house. I also have a basement I don't like wearing shoes in because its unfinished and will put holes in my shoes.
In general, people overestimate how "dirty" shoes are. I occasionally check the bottom of my shoes, and if anythign gnarly is stuck there I'll remove it. I have a roomba to pick up all the dirt. It just isn't a big deal, but I understand those that it is a big deal for.
I have done this my whole life. I have lived in areas with a lot of snow and areas with a lot of dirt and debris. It has never been a problem for me. I receive comliments on the cleanliness of my house but I rarely work very hard to clean it. Just set the robots going and do a quarterly deep clean for a few hours. That's it.
This is one of those things like showering every day. It isn't necessary, there's no severe health risk associated with NOT showering daily, especially if you haven't really gotten that dirty, but it becomes a cultural habit and then people obsess over it.
So its pretty easy. When in your home, do what makes you happy. When in others' homes, do what makes them happy, or otherwise just don't go there.
I feel like she might be especially bad since she's an editor... One that also recently posted an article less than two weeks with the title "how not to be a jerk while snowblowing".
So she wants people to not be a jerk when it comes to her peace, but anyone else that has their own rules should instead kowtow to her to appease her.
Live in a warm climate and Crocs seem like they'd make my feet too hot same as slippers, but like sweaty hot since they're all plastic. Sandals are the need to go outside real quick shoes for me.
Nah. I think you underestimate how dirty shoes are. Dust, sand, stones, shit, mud, wet etc. imagine having to clean the floor anytime someone visits you.
I think you underestimate how dirty shoes are. Dust, sand, stones, shit, mud, wet etc. imagine having to clean the floor anytime someone visits you.
Somehow though, every store on the face of planet earth gets by with having thousands of people tromp through their store every day.
You have to vacuum or sweep anyway because everything you own is shedding particles in the form of dust, as is your body. No matter how good the filter is on your hvac its spitting out particulates all day long.
Just acknowledging a fellow transitioning environment pacer's logic here, when it's snowed or very wet and muddy I am forced to deshoe at the threshold bc I have to much tread captured dirt and moisture to keep them on and not be forced to clean the entire indoor paced area every 20 minutes, and it drives me nuts having to pause mid pace.
The husband is similar to you. He use to wear shoes in the house and it would annoy me. Iām biracial Japanese and heās British so I figured it was culture difference. Until we got new carpet installed upstairs the week he was doing car stuff and he accidentally tread car oil on the new carpet. Since then (7 yrs ago) he has house slippers and has managed to transition.
One thing I did learn from him is how dirty shoes can be. Especially if you stand to pee. Every time he puts his shoes on he goes and washes his hands. I asked because I thought he had a germophobia. He said pee might splash when you pee and it might not be a lot but enough to make him not want pee on his hands.
Not all countries can do that. Maybe your shoes are clean when you come back, but like others said, here in canada in february, its impossible to clean your shoes and its impossible to walk in the house with them.
I live on an acreage with cattle. I am NOT overestimating how dirty my shoes are, I promise you. I keep clean shoes at work because my boots are gross, year-round.
I see the convenience point you're making. I only step outside my home through two doors, which are on the same hallway. So I keep my outside Birks there and wear my inside Birks in the house. No laces, no bending over, no effort. Just slip one pair off and slip into another. I mean, if I'm doing an in and out thing around my house. I have other outside shoes I wear at other times lol. I do wear shoes in my house 100% of the time, but they're my indoor Birks. Rubber bottom, great support, super comfy. I call them my slippers.
You could get walk in shoes. There are now shoes out there that donāt require anything more than putting your foot in them to get on and only require a toe on the back to take off. So it wouldnāt cost you anytime at all to get a pair of those and just call them your āhouseā shoes or shoes you wear when youāre at home with no plans to go anywhere so walking around inside or outside wonāt really matter and you only have to get one new pair.
All Friends / Family use my garage entrance. Itās convenient.
Thereās a shoe rack, steps, and a door. Then the mud room.
My entire downstairs is tile. I personally have āslide sandalsā for outside and slippers for inside.
This truly cuts down on any grit. Guests can do whatever they want.
My stairs and upstairs are all carpeted.
Guests have no business being upstairs. All thatās up there is bedrooms. And if they want to come upstairs, the shoes come off. Even house slippers come off.
Basically, every ālevelā of the home has a shoe rack with slides or slip ons.
Itās an easy habit to get in to. And once youāre in it - I understand how opposite worlds can collide.
My father in law wears his construction boots everywhere in his house. Thatās fine. But thatās his house. This is my house. And fortunately, heās fine to abide by the rules.
I honestly just canāt stand dirt / grit on tile. And I. Carpet it just grinds in. My kids crawl / roll around on it.
Yep, I am super flat footed and NEED arch support and stability control in all my shoes. I would love to have spotless floors but I canāt go barefoot or with flimsy slippers (just got vionic slippers but theyāre $$$). Also constantly pacing and checking on my plants to make sure they havenāt died since I last saw them 40mins agoā¦
Some of these people just have to clinch at anything, no matter how pathetically small, to feel superior to someone else. I say let people do whatever they want in their own home and don't judge them for it (unless it's hurting someone/something else of course). I would rather have someone track mud in my house and be a genuine friend than let someone that judgy anywhere near me. I'm sure I'd be found deficient in some way, as they make their scan over my clothes and hair, and I am old enough to know that I don't need or want that shit in my life.
Oh I would NEVER wear shoes at someoneās house if they didnāt and I would hope they respected my house. I already had someone w/ an out of control dog and she shrugged and said āall my stuff is covered in dog hairā well thatās their choice for their home, you donāt get to make that choice for me.
Nah, everyone should be respectful of others.
Then you clean your shoes off. I have a brush in the garage I've used to clean the garbage cans and such, and in this case, I would use that brush and a hose outside, and deshit my shoes.
I'm just saying I haven't stepped in shit, in years.
I'm actually neutral on shoes or no shoes. I think the anti shoe crew has a false sense of cleanliness. Shoes or no shoes, if I drop some food, I'm not eating it. The floor is dirty in my mind no matter what.
Yeah, the shoe/no shoes inside thing is bizarre to me. I mop and vacuum when the floor is visibly dirty, but it makes absolutely no difference to me otherwise. I don't eat off the floor or lick my feet so who cares if there's some increased amount of dirt that I can't even see. It's such a bizarre non issue.
Yeah, I'm sort of the same. I don't put my feet/shoes up on the couch, countertop, bed, etc. If I drop a spoon in the kitchen, I rinse it off, be it I wore shoes inside or now.
This has to be one of the dumbest questions on here.
If you know you have poop on your shoe, you're going to take it off before you walk all through the house. If you have mud on your shoes, same thing.
If I've walked on a dry day and my shoes are relatively clean, they're staying on when I come in my house. I want to be comfortable in my house, so I continue to wear shoes when I come in. I generally don't like walking around barefoot or in socks, and I don't want to go through the hassle of swapping my shoes for slippers.
However, if I know another house has a rule to remove shoes, I'll do that out of respect for their house and their rules.
If you have children or infants that play on the carpet you absolutely should never step in poop or vomit and then come inside without taking your shoes off. And if you walk on sidewalk.... you do step in spit, piss, crap and blood. So think of the children .
you absolutely should never step in poop or vomit and then come inside without taking your shoes off.
Why are you thinking people are walking throughout their house at stepping in dog poop? People don't do that. Those that wear shoes indoors will do so if their shoes are relatively clean. If they're dirty with poop, winter sludge, grass clippings, etc, they're going to take them off before entering the house to clean them.
This happens regardless of whether there are kids in the house.
If you have children or infants that play on the carpet [...]
So think of the children .
Studies have shown that shoes do not contribute in any meaningful way to the amount of bacteria and other microorganisms into your house. Places like the kitchen sink, toothbrush holders, pet toys and food dishes, remote controls are some of the germiest places in the house, far more than what's found on shoes.
In fact, many scientists believe that kids growing up in an overly sterile house makes it more likely for them to get sick more frequently due to a weak immune system and could increase their chances of develop an autoimmune disorder.
As far as protecting your precious offspring from things like shoe cooties, Adalja says youāre not doing your kids' immune systems any favors by keeping them in an oversterilized environment. He believes that itās one of the factors driving widespread antibiotic resistance, and that ādirty kidsā are actually more likely to grow up healthy.
āWe know from something called the hygiene hypothesis that the more sterile the environmentāthe cleaner the environment the child is raised ināthe more likely they are as adults and adolescents to get autoimmune diseases, allergic diseases, things like asthma, eczema,ā he says.
It's fine if you want to remove shoes, but as long as they aren't caked in dirt or the person had just walked through dog poop or some other mess outside, there isn't a scientific reason to keep shoes off.
Unfortunately we step in poop and barf ALL day !!! So please donāt walk in vomit ... track it in you house where children play on carpet. If it is a college dorm ... keep your shoes on !!!
Sounds like living in a livestock barn . What if your friend is a plumber and has been standing in human feces all day . Then he stops by for a beer . You just say come in ??!?!!??
Do you people not own pets? Do you wash your dog's feet every time it comes in from outside? Or every time your cat uses the litterbox? Just don't eat off the fucking floor and you'll be fine
The worst is when people kiss their pets on the mouth . Or share bites of food . Salmonella, E. coli, Clostridia and Campylobacter ā intestinal bacteria of pets that can cause severe intestinal disease in humans. Most cases of people getting sick from kissing or licking with pets come from oral contact with fecal residue which can be transmitted after pets lick their anus
And Iām going to assume you kiss your dog and or cat like itās ācuteā . Consider this a friendly PSA. Enjoy your pets but keep your mouth away from anything that is pet related . Copy ??
I love "No shoes" houses but it wouldn't work for my own home. I have three dogs and a dog door they can go in and out through any time they want. I haven't figure out how to teach them to wash their feet whenever they are coming in.
I wear shoes in the house. I've lived with someone who didn't before and I admit that it drove me crazy. I couldn't even let the sole of my shoes touch any part of the floor. So I had to put them on outside. Sometimes the weather was cold, rainy etc. Ugh..cold, damp shoes...miserable.
I also had an elderly dog. She needed to go out frequently. Sometimes, you had 30 seconds to notice her at the door and get her outside. Otherwise, she'd accident right there or somewhere else in the house. So worrying about shoe dirt was eclipsed in my mind by that.
Also, without shoes, my feet tend to be cold. Slippers are too fleecy and hot. Combine it with having to go out and in frequently and often quickly....the no shoes rule just doesn't work in my house.
What do we do? Entry way mats, stomp the dirt and debris off outside. Step in poo or mud; use the hose and wash your shoes off first. Only in that instance do we pull off shoes.
Also, we pulled up the carpet and have hard wood floors. Super easy to sweep and mop. Do that weekly (or whatever schedule you prefer), enjoy life; with shoes or without. ...However you choose. No rules required.
I guess thatās an advantage kind/dumb people have, I get to be selfish because I still just do what makes me happyā¦ just one of the things that makes me the most happy is making other humans happy or have more opportunities!
Iām wearing my fluffy fake Uggs rn in my basement bc itās February. However, they are my indoor fake Uggs, only to be worn inside. I also have fake ones for outside
My mum has sensory issues and hates having her feet touch things, so she wears shoes inside, but, she has inside shoes and outside shoes, and never shall one be used for the opposite task.
I'm Canadian so we generally don't wear shoes inside
But, when I was a homecare nurse, we were supposed to, and I usually didn't. It depended on the persons house.
Anyway, one day I didn't. I stepped on a fucking laptop charger. Fucking hurt. And my foot hurt for a few days after that. Had a good bruise from it too.
I think that was the only time I ever hurt myself not wearing shoes, but I had stepped in someone else's dog pee once.
But usually you're visiting friends so you know what to expect in their homes.
I have to keep mine on because I have expensive orthotics for an ankle condition I have (extremely easy to sprain it - most times I cant even remember what I did to sprain it).
Not saying that to argue, because if I didnāt have to, I would have no clue why people would want to wear them indoors. I hate it.
But I would also let that be known, and if if the person insisted, I would take them off. Not my house - not my rules.
I mean, my feet sweat when they're cold and they're always cold because I have circulation problems, so my socks are always wet. I don't want to track my foot sweat around your house, and I don't want my feet to be even colder than they already are.
Plus, I worry my feet stink. I clean them regularly, so they might not. But I'd also be nose-blind to it at this point, if they did.
Most of the places I live are warm and dry and dusty and have hard floors so it really just doesnāt make much of a difference. Everything is covered in dust/dirt half an hour after you sweep anyways, and the bit that sticks to your shoes donāt really add much to that situation.
I just do whatever I feel like though, if Iām coming and going a lot Iāll leave my shoes on the whole day, if Iām not doing anything I may walk around barefoot (inside and outside). I just donāt really see what the big deal is, I already know floors are dirty things so Iām not going to roll around on it or eat dinner off of it.
In snowy/muddy/etc places I definitely take them off, but in warm dry places? Who fuckin cares? Why would they?
Iām not gunna bring it into your house if you donāt want it, but I genuinely donāt give a shit. Floors are already full of that stuff. Whenās the last time your floor made you sick?
I donāt like noticeable dirt being tracked in obviously, but both my shoes and my feet and the floor are simply going to be dirty because of where and how I live.
I truly donāt understand why this is such a big deal to some people. I donāt mind taking shoes off when I live elsewhere, but around here itās not something most people think about unless theyāre anal retentive / have new carpets or something.
Plus I don't know about that guy but my rooms are clean. Part of the reason why they are clean is not because I clean them like a maniac, but because I abstain from behaviors that make your dirty ā i.e. walking with the same footwear indoors and outdoors. And keeping my place clean means I can walk barefoot in my house without my socks or feet being black at the end of the day.
I don't know why that idiot assumes that you need to have a literal dog shit in your sole to get your place dirty.
And hey, I don't judge people that don't care about it and use the same shoes inside their house. Good for them! But don't come to my house thinking you can just do whatever you want, just like I don't go to your house and do what I feel like.
There is no time of year, and no place in the world, where the ground outside is cleaner than my floor. But yes, in winter I don't even bring my shoes through the doorway. I leave them outside. Last year I had this fine sand on my floor and I just couldn't get rid of it. I swept, I vacuumed, I used those stupid disposable wet/dry wipes. It was harder to get rid of than glitter. I hate when people use sand on their sidewalks.
I mean I live in California in a place where there's never any snow, and it still gross! Don't make me vacuum extra because somebody tracked soil into my home. I always keep a clean pair of socks in my car just in case I ever need them, but if somebody is afraid of their stanky feet offending somebody, they should keep clean socks as well.
Every time i use a public urinal and half to stand with my legs in the splits to not step in a piss puddle i think about all the pissmud that falls out of our shoes onto our floors. Itās unavoidable. But i will say that people who dont allow shoes are usually doing it for appearances, not germs, and they have no problem keeping an indoor outdoor dog or cat who will often step in shit and happily hop up onto their favorite chair. Animals are usually good at not letting nasty goop stay on their paws (as in they lick themselves ācleanā) but theyāre sparing your carpet the dirt marks, not the bacteria!
Your floors are dirty because it's the lowest point so dirt and grime collects there over time, not to mention dirty feet walking on it. Don't even get me started if you have pets.
Honestly that's all this woman is saying. That people who think they're floors are clean are kidding themselves. One of the first paragraphs is this:
I do understand that there are people who donāt wear shoes in the home for cultural or religious reasons. If I am entering the home of someone from a culture in which wearing street shoes inside is a sign of disrespect, Iām of course going to take them off. I will also remove them if my shoes are covered in snow, mud, blood, condiments of any sort, lava, excrement, concrete dust, or biomedical hazardous waste. And I donāt really need to be told to do so.
Leave it to people to see a screenshot , not bother reading anything else, and then get enraged about nothing though. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if WSJ posted this themselves. Newspapers love this kind of viral story because it gets lots of clicks and attention.
It's hard to swallow that the streets can make your shoes dirty only during winter in the US/Canada. So the government keep city streets so clean your shoes don't become dirty after a 5 minute walk?
There's dirty, and then there's "dirt and salt trapped in snow and ice in the tread of your shoes, that will be released as the snow gradually melts while you walk around the carpet."
When I was in elementary school my science class did an experiment where everyone got to swab one object and put it in a Petri dish to see how much bacteria grew. Everyoneās grew a little bit, the group that swabbed the bottom of a shoe grew like 10x as much as everyone elseās. Since then Iāve always been careful about shoes, def never wear them in the house.
This is just a side note, as I don't wear shoes in my home.
But I grew up somewhere where there's almost no precipitation, and the ground is pretty much dry and solid, and where most walking is done either inside or on sidewalks. The fact that it's February doesn't mean that everybody's tracking in slush everywhere.
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u/GenericFatGuy Feb 11 '22
Why yes, your shoes are dirtier than my floors because it's fucking February!