I like to point to Idiocracy (a movie you couldn’t make today but I saw for the first time in 2024; I think it was good) which Crocs are used as shoes for the future because they were not widely available and the costume designer said “There's no way people will wear them.”
If you're in your house then why are you wearing shoes? Just wear socks or go barefoot. Maybe they're useful if you need to step outside for a minute to take out the trash when it's cold outside. In my experience, regular slippers tend to fall apart if you wear them outside
Every now and then I get the feeling there might be something about them. Are they like supremely comfortable? Everyone I see wearing them nowadays seems chill and makes it look like they're comfy.
Either that or the country has fully devolved into Walmart as Idiocracy foretold.
They're comfy, they're easy to clean, they're water proof, they float, they can be worn like slippers with the straps up or can be more comfortable for walking around with the straps down, you can regularly find them for $30.
My GF got a pair of Crocs clogs for work. She works for a vet so she needed something easy to clean and comfortable, and they're definitely both. She was a doubter just like you until she got a pair.
Granted, they're not the ones with the strap on the back and holes so they don't look terrible, or at least as terrible as a pair of clogs. But she understands why all the nurses wear them.
I love them for in the garden and shop. They're hideous, but I don't have to bother with socks or taking the miniscule amount of effort it requires to put on shoes.
Feet are the back-killer. Back pain is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my feet. I permit them to pass under me. And when they have gone past I will turn the inner eye to see their path. Where the feet have gone there will be nothing. Only my back will remain.
I dunno... Those look better than normal crocks, at least.
I really hate shoes in general. Men's styles fucking suck, women's sizes don't fit, and if I ever do find a good looking shoe that fits my foot, it ends up being the most uncomfortable fucking thing ever. 😮💨
This has nothing to do with Crocs but shoes in general. I recently got a pair online that advertised "super squishy" soles. Almost like memory foam but really really soft. They felt great for about 20 minutes then the super squishy, squished out to the sides and in weird places around my foot. They were horrible. If you've ever gotten sand inside the fabric of your shoe lining, its a lot like that. I should have returned them, but the pair I was replacing were literally falling apart and i needed shoes. 0/10 would not recommend.