Make it so.

It's that Picard-being-bald thing: it's not that they won't have a cure for baldness in the 25th century, it's that humanity will be long extinct by then.

Never beat yourself up for not realizing something sooner. The conditions that were required for understanding happened at the exact time they were supposed to.

I think it's good though because in a way it means that to you see those guys are just as regular people.

I’m right there with you. I had long hair for so long, cut it for a job and realized I was going bald. Ended up shaving it while depressed and immediately felt better after seeing the result. Kept it shaved since and no longer worry about it.

You should've just gone full clown. Paint that tuft green and go full crusty

Thinning hair is fine and mocking someone for it is mean and unhelpful, and body positivity is being cool if someone decides to stick with it. However it's not contradictory to say "given your situation you would look better bald tho".

A white lie is good when it's about something one can't (easily) change or when criticism is uncalled for. This is the opposite situation where the criticism is called for and the straightforward advice to go for it is cheap&easy to implement.

In fact if someone is actively seeking advice, I would argue that unconditionally saying "you look great don't change anything" is a form of toxic positivity.

It's complicated.

Society generally treats you better when buzzed compared to overly thinning, especially when dating. Ultimately it's a personal choice, but most guys are happy with the results and wish they did it sooner.

Part of why it's important for people is their feeling of agency in their appearance.

The body positivity comes from the acceptance and welcome for what is seen as a very difficult hurdle for men to grasp and accept. R/Bald does that without ridicule or judgement.

Am bald btw.

Surely it's happened. A lot of dudes with perfectly good hair are anxious about balding.

Ive seen this. They respond truthfully.

While I'm sure despite the wholesome community image, some people reacting with envy is understandable. But that's on them not you. Everyone is in charge of their own feelings. Regulating them and reconciling them with your free will and actions you take... That's life!

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It's AI slop

Counterpoint:

My dad used to ask me to scratch his bald spot when I was like gradeschool age. 25+ years later, he's still just that small spot in the back. My mom cuts his hair now, keeps it fairly short but I don't think it's even that noticeable now that it's all gray

For me it was when wind started becoming my enemy lol

Yeah "You mean like my idol??"

when mine started visibly going by 23, i thought that at least it outlasted sir patrick's by a year.

bill is a role model both for hair and for humanity.

Honestly, good for him. Hope he enjoyed the sun.

where did you get a picture of me

Like all the "body positivity" people that were celebrating that fat people could still be fit and beautiful, and then the minute Ozempic hits the world, they all dropped half their body weight. Not so militant about being fat any more, eh?

Hey now, I'd consider shavies as just closeted baldies lol. Just give them time.