>try to do a thing
>toes hurt
>conclusion: I need shoes with strong toe protection
>buy some
>all of them hurt even more
>only one older shoe works OK. Well, whatever, that's the shoe for when I want to do this thing
>(time passes)
>you-are-ruining-your-feet.mp4
>have-you-seen-what-a-FOOT-looks-like?.mkv
>buy 'minimalist' barefoot shoe
>NO toe protection
>"well obviously I can't do the thing with this shoe ... but let's try"
>toes don't hurt at all
the problem was that normal shoes are so stiff, I couldn't properly put any weight on my toes, but instead was jamming them against the inside of the shoe and putting the weight on the front of the toe instead of the bottom of it.