There's a British travel YouTuber that used to wear one like this, one hell of an icebreaker.

That is a crown

I am usually a very honest person but this is a situation that gives white lies a right to exist.

I tried to be hat guy once. Bought a quick silver trilby about 15 years after ska had kinda been played out.

I saw how people looked at me while in line for coffee and pretty quickly discovered that I was not hat guy.

I think you should begin your hattery early. Like dying your hair. If you do it after the problem starts then its obvious.

Own the baldness!

Wear a hat outdoors to avoid sunburnt scalp.

Can confirm. I became a hat person recently because I am going bald. On the bright side, being a balding man is very gender affirming.

Same. Not even due to baldness shame, wearing hats with my full head of lucious locks feels weird.

love BDG

WAKE UP KID, YOU'VE GOT THE DREAMERS' DISEASE

What would you like it to say?

Wear it backwards then they’ll think you’re too cool. Or wear a visor, backwards, and upside down and then clip a beeper to the bill, they’ll assume you’re a time traveler and avoid you

I'm not sure ball caps count when it comes to being into hats. A Kangol is a good starting point, or just a great hat. I like a 507 Ventair. I have a Harris Tweed that is not a beginner hat. A few cowboy hats, but they are not out of place where I live as a general purpose outdoor hat. I never felt like I could pull off a porkpie, but I've had fedoras I liked before the neckbeard phenomenon happened.

For me, it keeps my hair out of my face and I like how it looks on me. And my hats usually say something silly on them.