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Shoes haven't changed? Do you wear nothing but Chuck Taylors?

As someone with a multitude of foot issues, my options have exploded in the last couple decades.



I haven't found any shoes that address my foot issues. Even if I did I'm sure they would cost 5x the price of regular shoes and would provide almost no improvement.

Are there some kind of objective metrics on how modern shoes are better than shoes from 10 years ago? Are they objectively more durable? Is the shape somehow better for your feet? Because I haven't felt any of it. For me it's just like other clothing: change for the sake of change.


As someone with severe over pronation (due to completely flat feet) I know most of the developments have been in materials and shapes.

It used to be there was a couple pairs of shoes I could buy, now it seems as if most manufacturers have a few models that help. My last pair cost a LOT of money (Brooks), but I can tell you I've never felt a shoe as good as this one. They get better every time I buy shoes which is every 2-3 years.


Get some diabetic shoes with custom made orthotics. Will probably cost about $200. Will be life changing. Like walking on a pillow. It's about 3x the thickness of a normal insole, amd will be custom modeled to get weight off of whatever you need releived.




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