What drove you guys to dump your shoes & socks and play in your bare feet?

I was just already always a child of nature and preferred it to feel the world with all my senses. Also with my bare feet. Shoes and socks I felt already all along as constrictive. So I went barefoot whenever I could. As teenager I began to question a lot of social norms and rebelled completely against the wearing of shoes and socks. I became a convinced barefooter and remained it until today!