Commenters: people do not choose this. There’s a multitude of reasons why this happens to people. From old age to injury to disease. These people do not purposely let this happen. There’s even some that are injured or sick, and know their toes are bad and are ashamed of it. Which makes the nails continue to grow silently and painfully. Instead of saying, “Why do people let it get this bad?” Think about the situations they are in that causes it. No one chooses this