alt Hacker NewsIt’s not really a big deal to be worth spending so much effort on. Baldness doesn’t affect your quality of life.
The only reason men care so much is because long hair was often associated with nobility and power. Ancient gods or classical royalty were usually depicted with long luscious hair. Society has conditioned men to feel like less of a man if they lose their hair.
But that’s BS, bald is also a good look for men. Just embrace it. Isn’t it crazy that even if we came up with a “cure” for baldness, some men would still choose to be bald anyway?
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I'd stay bald. I like the way I look. I think, conventionally speaking, I look more masculine without hair. It's all subjective.
Are you bald, or are you just imagining things? It affects your quality of life. Because I know a lot of people who struggle with baldness including some in my family, I take it seriously. If you think depression is worth spending time on, then baldness is worth spending time on too. Some people have a head shape that doesn't suit being bald, and they don't look good bald at all. In today's Western world, the majority of women won't choose a bald person if there’s a similar alternative with hair, it's simple biology. Only a minority of people look attractive bald. Good luck on dating apps being bald, seriously. You have no idea what you are talking about.
What you're saying is basically "Let them eat cake".
Here are some meta analysis + studies that support this:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37605428
"2024 mixed methods international survey paper summarizes prior experimental and cross sectional work and notes that studies often find more negative perceptions linked to baldness (e.g., being seen as older, less attractive, less successful)"
Jean-Luc Picard raised a generation of proud bald heads. We need to continue dreaming of a future where it doesn't matter.