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Easy transition if you ever enter the military. Even if you never serve, you might get ancillary benefits: respect from people who assume that your ¼” buzz cut is a remnant of time in the Marines (“Semper Fi, bitches!”).
For men who think that possessing a full head of hair is a critical, deal-breaking characteristic necessary to attract women, ask yourself: How has baldness survived (in such large percentages of the male population) the gauntlet of evolution? i.e., If baldness is so undesirable, shouldn't women have filtered it out of the human genome a long time ago?
Masking it or covering it up makes you vulnerable to detection, never-ending maintenance issues, and violates the principles of good Risk Management. The trick is to MINIMIZE THE CONTRAST between the hair and scalp: shorter hair length + hair color that’s closer to (matches) skin color. Baldness also has two upsides:
It filters out women you don’t want to waste time on, anyway. i.e., Women who do not understand the long-term properties of looks (guaranteed fragile), wealth (potentially fragile), character (almost always antifragile).
It’s ethical, because you’re not masking what your DNA is likely going to produce in offspring, something every potential mate deserves to know. Easy inspection for serious skin conditions of the scalp, including, but not limited to, skin cancer.
Save money over your lifetime. Total Savings = Costs Avoided - New Expenses. Costs Avoided = ( ( ( $-per-haircut x #-haircuts-per-year ) + $-per-year-in-shampoo ) x #-years-you-expect-to-live-from-now ). New Expenses = ( ( #-years-you-expect-to-live-from-now / #-years-average-lifetime-of-clippers ) x $-per-pair-of-clippers ).
Studies show that men with shaved heads are rated more dominant, masculine, stronger, and taller. A likely explanation is that shaving is a proactive, agentic act, whereas naturally thinning hair is viewed as handing oneself over to nature. “I will have the last word in this relationship!”
It will teach you that other people simply aren’t paying as much attention to you (and your looks) as you think they are. This adds perspective and is good for your character.
For men who think that possessing a full head of hair is a critical, deal-breaking characteristic necessary to attract women, ask yourself: How has baldness survived (in such large percentages of the male population) the gauntlet of evolution? i.e., If baldness is so undesirable, shouldn't women have filtered it out of the human genome a long time ago?
Masking it or covering it up makes you vulnerable to detection, never-ending maintenance issues, and violates the principles of good Risk Management. The trick is to MINIMIZE THE CONTRAST between the hair and scalp: shorter hair length + hair color that’s closer to (matches) skin color. Baldness also has two upsides:
It filters out women you don’t want to waste time on, anyway. i.e., Women who do not understand the long-term properties of looks (guaranteed fragile), wealth (potentially fragile), character (almost always antifragile).
It’s ethical, because you’re not masking what your DNA is likely going to produce in offspring, something every potential mate deserves to know. Easy inspection for serious skin conditions of the scalp, including, but not limited to, skin cancer.
Save money over your lifetime. Total Savings = Costs Avoided - New Expenses. Costs Avoided = ( ( ( $-per-haircut x #-haircuts-per-year ) + $-per-year-in-shampoo ) x #-years-you-expect-to-live-from-now ). New Expenses = ( ( #-years-you-expect-to-live-from-now / #-years-average-lifetime-of-clippers ) x $-per-pair-of-clippers ).
Studies show that men with shaved heads are rated more dominant, masculine, stronger, and taller. A likely explanation is that shaving is a proactive, agentic act, whereas naturally thinning hair is viewed as handing oneself over to nature. “I will have the last word in this relationship!”
It will teach you that other people simply aren’t paying as much attention to you (and your looks) as you think they are. This adds perspective and is good for your character.
