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It's so refreshing how this article doesn't try to impose an opinion on me. It really engages me to think about the matter and form my own.

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It's magnificent in that way, the man in question really is honest and open about it. I especially found the last answer pretty funny: "I had the nurse coming in at night showing me her feet. I actually took her out to dinner a couple times. I can just get girls out of their shoes, it’s a thing I can do."

> I can just get girls out of their shoes, it’s a thing I can do.

absolutely incredible line

The article reads like something that I might have seen online 15-20 years ago, before everyone went batshit crazy. It's nice. She covers it very matter-of-fact without trying to force the reader to view it or react to it in a particular way. It's the hallmark of someone with a noble intellect in this day and age.

WikiFeet itself feels very "old internet": a basic site about a very narrow niche, user-powered, with no pretensions and no hope of making any money.

Reminds me of the old "Hot or Not" sites.

Remember RateMyVomit and RateMyPoo? Real class acts. Brought to you by the fine people that ran rotten.com.

Kids, these days...they don’t know what they’re missing...

We need a swipe left/right ratemypoo. That site was my jam.

Yeah, niche fetish content is probably the easiest adult content to monetize. His free labor is refreshing, but not too surprising given the rest of his personality on display here.

This, and Netscape frontpaging :)

... it's like the 90's are staging a comeback, wholesomeness and all ...

I'm pretty sure that's just journalistic technique. You won't get answers out of someone by being combative. What's unusual is that she just posted a transcript of the conversation and didn't really turn it into a narrative piece.

It may seem like she's being a good sport and isn't bothered by this at all, but I don't think you can draw that conclusion.

I smell a Pulitzer here

The article’s title makes it seem like the person continues to upload her feet without her permission. I feel like that’s clickbait-y, but otherwise it’s impartial.

It otherwise could have been titled “An interview with the man who uploads my feet”, but I guess that one doesn’t invoke as much outrage.

Most often article headlines are chosen by editors, not the authors.

Yes, and I don't blame whoever chooses the title. It's a cutthroat game for writers now and I'm sure many are having to do things they don't want to to make ends meet and get as many clicks as possible. Nevertheless, I think it's important for everyone to maintain alertness about how their feelings are being evoked and to what end.

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