I all of a sudden realized that this was a absurd trouble to have in an age awash with low cost textiles (so low-cost that garments ought to be transported to Africa or incinerated lest the thrift merchants burst at the seams), and straight away went on Amazon & purchased a pack of thirty pairs to refill my ‘sockpile’.1 This made me curious: how many other individuals really don't have enough socks, and why not?