Where did I say I don’t mind walking in shit? I said it’s not a problem unless you are literally walking through sewage because you’re in an undeveloped urban area without sewers. And even then - if you knowingly just stepped in shit… if you wash it off, you’re fine. In the worst case, which won’t happen anyway - we have antibiotics which were not available in centuries past.

Also, this only applies to human shit. You won’t catch hookworm from nonhuman shit.

It especially doesn’t matter if you aren’t walking in an urban area. Say, in your backyard where you aren’t shitting.

Unless the above applies to you, then you are completely fine to go barefoot almost anywhere.

When is the last time you washed your shoes? Do you wear them inside?