Step 2) Wear socks, when any of them wear out, throw them away. Even a single sock, no need to throw away in pairs

Step 3) When you're low in socks (my limit is 3 full pairs), throw them all away and GOTO 1

I do have a few specialised socks for hiking and winter, but they're the unicorns in the bunch, I just need 1-2 pairs of them.

You are clearly pickier about this than I am, hah.

They have lotion in the fabric. You probably want to wear them more than once, if possible, maybe stretch them to a couple days if you didnt make them gross right away. Once you wash them they turn into regular fuzzy socks.

But on those days that they are fresh, there is nothing like them. I have a stash tucked away for special days, and once they are done, they get added to the normal fuzzy sock rotation. Turns out you can wear black fuzzy socks pretty often.