Yes! Socks are definitely best dealt with in batches. I keep two kinds (white athletic and black dress). When one sort is looking raggedy (or the count has fallen below the minimum) I ditch all of that kind and replace them.

This has made me especially happy with dress socks. If you buy them at different times, then they are each a subtly different shade of black, which made me insane whenever I tried to match them.

My son, a true nerd, used to take pride in mismatched socks. It was proof he had better things to worry about.

Then he went one step further - he takes 2 socks from the drawer, and wears them EVEN IF THEY MATCH!