Guys, I´m sick of reading comments like these:
"But really, glass is pretty noticeable on a sidewalk or road, so it's pretty easy to avoid"
"Glass has never been a problem."
" And yet, the 'broken glass is everywhere' myth is the most common reason people give for not barefooting. Where do these people live"
I get hurt by glass almost once every week, in a certain area (on the way to my work) (not in other areas, though). Believe me, it´s not the kind of glass that´s visible what I step into. It is the kind of glass that also punctures extra-puncture-proof-bicycle-tires. Very small slivers, the size of 1 mm at max. You cannot see them and you cannot avoid them. They do stick and they are very difficult to remove once they are dug into the skin far enough. They are so thin that they break very easily when you try to grab them with tweezers. Sometimes they are so small that I do not notice them immidiately. It´s difficult to feel a difference between a sliver and a tiny, sharp pebble.
Yet they cause an inflammation if not removed which can be painful or at least annoying.
I still run barefoot where I got hurt repeatetly. I really don´t want to miss the feeling of barefoot running. But it comes at a price, I know the risk, take it and get hurt. That´s okay for me. It would be equally okay for somebody else to decide against running barefoot and not to take the risk. But to deny the risk or to make fun of / feel superior to other people who don´t want to take the risk, that is not okay in my opinion.