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Muscles underneath. Lots, of muscles.
The correct haircut for a bald man is muscles.
The correct haircut for any man is muscles.
Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
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Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
#122I'm overlooking the "teeth" part of this story to share a bit of an anecdote here. I'm a guy, and I lost my hair when I was about 21. I spent a while trying every medication (many of which have sexual health side effects), but I don't think I was ever actually happy until I just accepted that I was bald and that was just part of how I looked. Don't get me wrong — I would love having hair again, but it doesn't bother…
I think this is very wrong, and almost irresponsible. Without your hair, you will earn less money. Fewer people will do business with you (fewer investors, fewer contracts, fewer business partners). You will be paid less as an employee for the same work. You will be passed over for leadership positions. Fewer people will be friends with you. People will want to spend less time with you. You will not be invited to the…
You sound really upset. I don’t blame you. I started going bald in my 20s. It was heartbreaking to cut off my long hair. I truly loved it and felt strongly that it was part of my identity. The alternative, I thought, was ridiculous — a bald man with a pony tail.
Now I’m nearly 50, and if I could grow my hair back, I wouldn’t. I’ve been shaving with a trimmer once a week for 15 years now, and I adore it. It’s quick and easy. My hair is predictable and zero-maintenance. I think I still look pretty cool.
Professionally I’ve never felt the lack. When I leave one company I quickly have offers piling up for new gigs. I have a family now, but (back when it was ok to be out in public) women still hit on me.
Consider that no matter what your qualities, some people and contexts will ostracize you for them. You must instead find places and people that are acceptable to you, and accepting of you. There’s no magic here, just work and perseverance.
There are plenty of worse situations: being Black is still no picnic in the US, and plenty of other places. Being a woman is still very challenging in many places. Being poor (like, too poor to own a computer) is still the worst.
If you’ll forgive me for being blunt: if going bald is really the worst thing that’s happened to you, consider yourself to be very, very fortunate. There’s no reason to be suicidal about it. Find a therapist. Only you can improve your life, hair or no hair.
Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
#123The most oft-cited example of successful hair restoration (at least in technology circles) is Elon Musk. And yet there doesn't seem to be concrete information about what he did. I assume a well performed hair transplant.
Maybe getting booted outta Paypal kick starts the old follicle machine.
Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
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Sure, in that specific case I’d agree it’s a flag. But there’s a general truth to sexual attractiveness in there, and it’s better to accept the reality as it is and adapt. Sometimes it's better to just learn the dance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX40mBb8bkU Remember what the dormouse said: Shave your head (or something like that)
> there’s a general truth to sexual attractiveness in there Even a cursory consideration of the numerous bald celebrities should be sufficient to disabuse yourself of this notion. There is no general truth to sexual attractiveness as related to hair, or height, or skin colour, or weight, or…
This is bad reasoning.
The existence of balding celebrities does not mean that balding has no affect on sexual attractiveness.
A lot of celebrities are famous for reasons other than attractiveness.
Balding and bald are also different (which was part of my point).
> "There is no general truth to sexual attractiveness as related to hair, or height, or skin colour, or weight, or…"
This is just straight false. There are always varied preferences and outliers, but there are general trends too. You ignore them at your own peril.
Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
#125I'm sorry but I completely disagree with the folks that are saying to just shave it off and that the "only person worrying about your hair is you". That is completely untrue, especially in our society today. I just turned 23 and have been dealing with this issue since I was 20 years old. It's an absolute nightmare. Even on hair-loss medications, there is no maintaining. Being a relatively above-average individual in…
I have Alopecia Areata. It meant I had bald spots (pure bald - not just thin) of varying (and ever changing!) size from around 4 years old. I know how you are feeling first hand from the hell I survived at the hands of other children when I was young and the awkwardness of teenage dating with bald spots. It took me a long time to work up the courage to shave it all off - I did so at 19. I have no idea why it took so long. But I can tell you that it was the defining moment in my life. It’s been nearly two decades since I shaved my head and I’ve had numerous successful businesses, made a shit ton of money and retired in my 30s with a wife who is a 12/10 that draws more looks from other men than I care for. Hair doesn’t have to define you. It can and will if you let it. Or you can tell it to go fuck itself and shave you head and never think about it again. People are drawn to confidence. Eliminate things that are destroying your confidence. Confidence comes from self love. At the end of the day, if it isn’t hair it is something else - every single person is struggling with something they don’t love about their bodies. Hair is relatively easy to overcome. Good luck!
Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
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I have the opposite experience. I have pretty long hair for a guy, and it's extremely wavy and full, and it attracts women all the time when I'm out. They love to braid it, and style it.
Women are attracted to you and start braiding and styling your hair whilst you're out? I must be missing something.
Yes. I frequent bars a lot on the weekends, and it's almost every time. It's also a great conversation starter.
Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
#127I'm overlooking the "teeth" part of this story to share a bit of an anecdote here. I'm a guy, and I lost my hair when I was about 21. I spent a while trying every medication (many of which have sexual health side effects), but I don't think I was ever actually happy until I just accepted that I was bald and that was just part of how I looked. Don't get me wrong — I would love having hair again, but it doesn't bother…
> If it helps anyone else out there: no one else thinks about your hair besides you.
People notice and care. Hair is sometimes seen as a health indicator and it matters to a degree in society. We've never had a bald president and probably never will. Look at the lengths Trump went to with his "hair". I doubt he would have been president had he been bald. The same goes for biden. Search for elon musk before and after hair. He wouldn't be the "media darling" if he looked the way he did in his paypal days.
Also, it's probably easier dating or finding a mate if you were not bald - as a man or a woman. Consciously or unconsciously, many people hold negative associations when it comes to baldness. But it's not the end of the world and you shouldn't lose any sleep over it - unless you hope to be president one day or in a position where image matters. For the average joe, baldness doesn't matter much.
Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
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There's a running joke on the wsb subreddit about this, about the return that Elon saw in getting his hair fixed (I can't find the specific phrasing and construct of the joke at the moment), but anyway his transformation is fairly notable and there's no doubt it contributed in some part to his success: https://thenewdaily.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/elon-m... I wish it were not true, but I think it sadly is, th…
The concept of "pretty privilege" is something I'd never really payed much attention to throughout life. I always focused on hard work, kindness, sincerity, positivity, and openness. I hit 30 recently, and while I had a lot of people who value me, I didn't really feel like I was being pulled in so much as proving my way into society. So I started focusing on superficial stuff. Better clothes, better style, cologne, s…
There's a great Sci-Fi short story by Ted Chiang called, "Liking What You See: A Documentary".
It's about a reversible procedure that inhibits the ability for people to detect prettiness 'calliagnosia'. They talk about 'lookism'.
It does an interesting job exploring what this would mean and the good and bad associated with it (which I think Ted Chiang always does a great job of).
It's definitely worth reading.
Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
#129I'm overlooking the "teeth" part of this story to share a bit of an anecdote here. I'm a guy, and I lost my hair when I was about 21. I spent a while trying every medication (many of which have sexual health side effects), but I don't think I was ever actually happy until I just accepted that I was bald and that was just part of how I looked. Don't get me wrong — I would love having hair again, but it doesn't bother…
I think this is very wrong, and almost irresponsible. Without your hair, you will earn less money. Fewer people will do business with you (fewer investors, fewer contracts, fewer business partners). You will be paid less as an employee for the same work. You will be passed over for leadership positions. Fewer people will be friends with you. People will want to spend less time with you. You will not be invited to the…
you sir, should get checked out. thoroughly
Re: Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration
#130The most oft-cited example of successful hair restoration (at least in technology circles) is Elon Musk. And yet there doesn't seem to be concrete information about what he did. I assume a well performed hair transplant.
Yeah, he had a hair transplant. Numerous (most?) male actors have them as well. It's a routine operation and it works pretty well. I know a few guys who had transplants and you can't tell they aren't natural as the surgeons are good at creating age-appropriate hairlines. The hair comes from the back of the head, out of range of the androgen-sensitive follicles in the classic male pattern baldness zone.
My understanding is that you're still on finasteride for the rest of your life with a hair transplant.