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RANT: I wish there was an unbiased online community for discussing bald-ing/ness

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max.b:
SBG and /r/bald are "support" communities. Everyone is told that they look great bald.

hairlosstalk.com is the opposite. Everyone looks ugly bald, according to them.

lookism.net is somewhere in the middle, but it's not really about baldness, and it's a very quirky place, to put it mildly.

However, I believe that it's important to have a realistic outlook, so that you could make optimal decisions about your appearance (not just whether to shave your head, but also facial hair, as the two are closely connected)

EDIT (from a reply to all):

If you ask one person, his/her opinion is subjective. But if you ask a lot of people and average their opinions (or create a histogram), it becomes science.

Some people can't pull off being sly, that is they'd look better (to almost everyone) with a short haircut (#4, say) even with some MPB.

It's OK to have some of these problems, but if you score too many of them, it might be best to hold on to what hair you have:

* pale skin
* puffy face
* narrow jaw
* weak chin
* bad/no facial hair
* tall upper third
* long or hooked nose
* weak brow ridge
* short / petite
* thin neck (if visible)
* prominent ears
* back of the head issues (maybe controversial)

A somewhat extreme example:

Dr. Evil

Semi-Sly:
Well, when it comes to fashion or style, we all (hopefully) have individual tastes.  So, in a way, it really isn't possible to find anyone who is absolutely "unbiased".  But, on the other hand, would you really want to give one person the ability to to be the "dictator" of style?  I know that GQ thinks that they know better than we do what clothes look good on a man; but would you really want to be caught dead wearing those suits they show which are two sizes too small and come with "high water pants"?  Or would you really want to accept what Simon Cowell says is good vocal work?

So, in the end, it is a good thing that you hear different voices, and that you be able to discern which come from experience and which are just repeating wehat they have been told.  And at the end of the day, please; DO  WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT YOU!  Because that is what really counts!

reddog:
Is SBG bias? Maybe. I think there are several different types here. From the balding guy that is lamenting hairloss, to guys like me that like to be bald by choice. There is a good support system here for the newly shaved and those thinking about it. Most of us here love wearing our heads shaved bald. It's a haircut, if it just isn't for someone, it grows back.

The other side of SBG  is the information contained here. I don't know anywhere else with more info on headshaving. Most problems can be solved here, too.

The third thing is the great people that regularly post here. Real down to earth guys that are willing to help. Many friendships have been made.

Tyler:
Of course, SBG is more biased about shaving a head as an alternative to other hairloss "options."  Though, there are many posts where the members here have told people that they have plenty of hair and to keep their desired hairstyle until a day comes where hairloss is more prevalent. We'd also rather see guys just embrace their hair loss and keep and non-shaved look than try to get hair transplants or use drugs or rugs for the reason that most of the time the three creates a worse situation for the person than embracing their hair loss.

Barbero Pelón:
Well,to be honest there's some members than don't look good bald,but you just don't go and tell them....world doesn't work like that haha.

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