Yep. And in this climate, goretex or not, your feet are still going to sweat and get wet, so you might as well have something that drains. When H2O gets inide a goretex boot, that waterproof barrier works both ways. It will allow water vapor to escape, but liquid water, not so much. You might as well have a pair of rubber wellingtons (aka “Cajun reeboks”)
I saw an “Eco-Challenge” week-long team race a few years back. This one was in Borneo. A British Army team was in it. One phase was about a 50 mile jungle run. The Brits stopped and aired their feet and changed socks about every two hours. Feet in the air, the whole 9 yards. Because of these stops they fell further and further behind on the first day.
It was classic tortoise-and-hare. They passed every other team as one by one somebody’s foot issue made them a casualty. (You had to complete as a team, no left-behinds).
Super studly Olympic-caliber athletes who train in gyms or on roads and then take a shower and put on fresh clothes have no concept of what days in the jungle will do to your body, especially your feet.