[thinkingemote]

Are "regular" shoes with thin soles the same as "minimal" shoes?

For example converse all stars / vans / boat shoes?

I prefer to feel the pedals when I'm driving a car and use thin soles, but yet walking with these shoes really (excuse the pun) tires out my feet.

[wonger_]

"Minimal" usually also implies a wide toebox, so your toes aren't scrunched, and flexibility like https://www.feelgrounds.com/cdn/shop/files/feelgrounds_origi..., so your foot can bend naturally.