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As a “non-foot” person, my rationalization: seeing people with bare feet isn’t typical. Usually, when you do see a barefooted person, its in an intimate or very personal setting and so your brain gets those vibes from seeing feet.
Why dirty / smelly / gross feet appeal to people will forever be beyond me.
Ads appearing as messages in the inbox? Pretty sure Gmail is on the way out too.