Dude - nothing I say is universal. I don't believe anything anyone else says is universal. I don't believe in the concept of universal in a vacuum as being what everyone on earth is going to agree with me on. I believe what I think is true - no one else needs to agree with me. In my culture - babies and small children don't necessarily wear shoes. Hippies may get thrown in there as well. Adults do wear shoes in professional settings unless they are professional swimmers or yoga instructors. I stand by that.
Barefoot does not equal freedom to me nor do I find shoes constricting.