Head Shaving, Grooming & Care > Miscellaneous

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

<< < (2/5) > >>

Quiet_Dan:
Well Max, the nature of humanity is that we will all have our own opinions and bias (we are not the borg after all), Yes SBG is very pro-shaving, but will tell someone the truth if they ask whether their hairloss is too far gone where we would recommend shaving.  Yes I myself shave, only because I see it as the best course of action due to significant hair loss, I actually don't particularlly like shaving (shock horror!), but I certainly wouldn't consider all the other methods as something I would choose (drugs, plugs or rugs), and I prefer the bald look over the fringe. I had already started shaving at the suggestion of my then girlfriend so they didn't brainwash me, I just came for more info and well never left

Miller1989:
I've seen the Hairlosstalk.com forum. God, what a bunch of negative sadsacks. Yes, on here one will be encouraged to shave their head. After all, it is called Sly Bald Guys. Granted, a shaved head isn't for everyone. But you have to admit, we're a little more positive about things than those guys. They all preach that because you're losing your hair, life is over. Look around, common sense and observation should tell you that's not the case. Many guys have no hair and have gorgeous wives or girlfriends and perfectly fine lives. EVERY guy thinks he has a funny-shaped head before he shaves it. I did too. But 99.99% of the time, that isn't the case. And honestly, if a guy had a seriously misshaped head, I'd tell him so on here. And I've never yet seen a guy who looks better with a fringe or a combover than totally bald. And I do think most of the guys on here are pretty honest and tolerant.

Razor X:
What exactly would this “nonbiased” community be, exactly?  One that takes no position as to whether one should shave or go the hair replacement route?  One that doesn’t advise one way or the other?  What is the value in that?

While I don’t expect anyone to be happy about hair loss, it is something that everyone who experiences it must come to terms with one am or another.   The “woe is me” wailing and gnashing of teeth is simply not productive.

If you truly feel that there is a beee doe a “nonbiased” online baldness support community, then why not start one of your own?

max.b:
(replying to everyone and no one in particular)

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

Blagadan:
No it's not science, it's just a collection of different subjective opinions.
Ppl need to get away from the whole looks thing. It's irrelevant what someone or a whole group of someones thinks of your hair style, what's important is what you think and that's why this forum is probably the best because it helps you get past ridiculous and pointless negativity.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page