Why are shoes made so narrow to the point that it changes the bone structure of our foot? There had to be a benefit at some point so make them so narrow, right?

Question

Tribal people who don’t wear shoes have very wide feet compared to people who wear shoes. I saw a commercial for “natural” shoes talking about how narrow even athletic shoes or standard shoes are compared to theirs. They claim that this changes the bones structure of the foot and can cause issues. I understand why we wear shoes, but why did we make them so narrow to the point that it changes our foot? Is there a benefit?

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Answer 1

Narrow pointed shoes were a sign of wealth as you can’t work the fields in pointed shoes. Early shoes were straight lasted (not left or right) and you had to wear them in to fit your feet.
As shoes became a mass produced people went for narrow shoes to show you were going to school/working indoors indicating you were at least middle class and not a farmer/factory worker.