[psd1]

For me, acceptance took until 27. I stood before a downlit mirror in a pub toilet and I had to confront the shine. I buzzed my skull the next day.

Lean into it. Buzz your skull. It's a good look for an adult and people find it sexy. Stop hiding; make the weed-topped youth behold your cranium.

[gadders]

This. Just clipper it all off.

[incrudible]

Whether a bald head is still attractive depends on many factors. People lie about this all the time. If you are balding, you should consider finasteride and hair transplants. If it is too late for that, acceptance is all you have, but then please do not bullshit others into believing it is considered attractive, because generally it is not.

[yurishimo]

Eh. I can't say I've ever seen a person with an objectively ugly bald head. Since the cause is usually genetics, we aren't hardwired by society and culture to see baldness as a unattractive trait. It's common enough that if we thought of it as ugly, this very conversation would not even be possible.

A poorly kept head of fuzz, sure, make sure to shave it well, but nobody I know thinks that you're "uglier" because you are a man and have a fully shaved head.

[incrudible]

I'm not saying a bald head is ugly, I'm saying baldness is generally not attractive, as opposed to neutral or unattractive. However, when given the choice, a bald head is very likely to be considered less attractive than a full head of hair.

> we aren't hardwired by society and culture to see baldness as a unattractive trait

At least historically, baldness rarely occured before "peak mating age", so it's not a trait that was strongly selected for. That said, it is a trait that is strongly selected for in today's dating market.

https://hypebeast.com/2021/4/tinder-data-study-man-with-with...

> A poorly kept head of fuzz, sure, make sure to shave it well, but nobody I know thinks that you're "uglier" because you are a man and have a fully shaved head.

Nobody you know will tell you this. Like I said, people will lie about this to keep the peace. Experimentally, outside of the social context, the impact of baldness is quite substantial:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7037739/

[rjh29]

> Since the cause is usually genetics, we aren't hardwired by society and culture to see baldness as a unattractive trait. It's common enough that if we thought of it as ugly, this very conversation would not even be possible.

People with 'ugly faces' have that by genetics, and everyone judges them?

There are definitely some people who are less attractive when bald. It suits some people more than others. Especially people who had lovely flowing locks are going to suffer. For the average person with average hair though, I don't think it makes a huge difference.

I think we can all agree though, that lack of confidence (from hair loss) is far more damaging than the actual lack of hair.

[incrudible]

> I think we can all agree though, that lack of confidence (from hair loss) is far more damaging than the actual lack of hair.

In what context? If we're talking about dating, I would disagree. First impressions are mostly visual, a bald head is far more likely to be rejected outright before "confidence" even has a chance to show itself. On the other hand, if you happen to be attractive despite a bald head, a lack of confidence may disqualify you down the line, but not outright.

[yungporko]

i see ugly bald heads every day with weird shapes, they're out there in huge numbers. bald people also look bad if they have big ears, and it makes big noses look even bigger. it also almost always looks bad on fat people and people who can't grow beards, and looks exceptionally bad 100% of the time on people who fit into both of those categories.