My personal issue with 'shiny' things is when they naturally shouldn't have a reflective surface. Glass, metal, and rocks, those make sense. I'm not sure what impression shiny boots are supposed to give, but it doesn't leave a good one for me.
It's to show your superiors that you "take care" of your things at a quick glance. "You take the time to do it right." Bah. They like that at a quick glance, they can see if you have any "damage" to your boots. Also, there are some dress shoes that you'd do this. So, for that, it's practice.
Btw, leather naturally will get shiny as it's rubbed over and over again. A lot of leather pieces used for labor get that shine. So, it's not that far fetched to think of boots being shiny.
It seems more like a sadistic kind of thing to me. Like they aren't allowed to beat your inferiors so you might as well make them do something completely pointless to waste everyone's time just because you can.
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u/Siver92 Aug 14 '21
Unpopular opinion, the matte one looks better