Something suspicious about this sentence…
Not really. That poster was implying we wouldn’t be able to stand properly without toes. That’s not the same thing. I can’t read your second cite, but your first one is some sort of internet answer site. That’s not really any more convincing that someone posting here.
It’s unclear how different our feet would function with toes inside our feet. The bones and muscles probably wouldn’t go away, it’s just that we wouldn’t have individual toes. When your feet are in tight shoes (which is pretty much the same thing), you can still walk, stand on one foot, etc.
Yeah, I noticed that, too.