Well you guys, I'm 18 years old, graduated high school in 2011 and well I think Its pretty obvious I'm going bald. I think Ive been going bald since I was 16 or so. That is when I started to notice my hair was thinning. I denied it at first but In my senior year of high school it started becoming obvious that my hair was thinning and denial was no longer an option. I covered it up with hats and stuff because I had longish hair but that only makes my head uncomfortable and eventually I have to take it off, revealing my receding hairline.

About 4 or 5 months ago I accepted that I was going bald and cut it off. Its pretty obvious I'm going bald because when I let it grow back out it has that thinning look to it I guess its called the M shape or whatever. I thought about using Rogaine or whatever but I don't really believe in taking medications I'm kind of a hippie. It really sucks to be going bald this young and also where I work doesn't allow you to have any facial hair other than a mustache. I try to have an optimistic outlook on things because I mean I have a good life other than this and at least I don't have some kind of debilitating disease but ehh, anyway I came here because I wanted a more "professional" opinion on the matter. So should I?

I was in same position when I was 18 as mine started receding a bit at 16 but there was not this great SBG forum for support back then.  Why don't you alternate between a #2 or #1 or #0 and razor sly smooth because you still have hair to pull both off any buzzed tight cut.  I used to get teased alot by guys my age with full heads of hair, not easy but seems like you got a plan !

Welcome to SBG, Straightupgangs.

I like the buzz cut more on you than the shaggy hair, so that's already a good indicator you will look good with a bald head. As far as I can see, you have a good face/head shape.

Like stasiu said, you can always gradually buzz it down if you don't want to take the plunge directly.

I know what it feels like to lose your hair at a young age, but you'll find that shaving your head is just another haircut, a very clean and widely accepted haircut. So, unless you're making a living off your hair, don't fret on it too much.

You can't mess with the genes.
If pills were so effective and without any side effects then no man would have suffer from the MPB. So... I wouldn't go that way, but I would try to get the most out of it.

Researching about clipper guard size I found this:
Clipper #1/2 is 1.5mm, or 1/16 of an inch
Clipper #1 is 3mm, or 1/8 of an inch
Clipper #2 is 6mm, or 1/4 of an inch

The average hair growth in a month is about 0.5 inches.
Hoping that I got the numbers right, i don't think there's a big difference between a #2 and a #1 so I would give a try to the clippers with no guard attached.

I agree with what the other guys have said. Take it off progressively.

I'll add that once you go to 0 or "no guard" the difference to shaved is mostly undetectable.

But the feeling between shaved and "no guard" (or 0) is incredible. That feeling alone in the morning makes the entire day better.

Try it. You'll like it.

Yes, these are the correct measurements.

A mohawk will certainly go well with your punk look, and will hide the receeding nicely  And as you said, if you don't like it you can just go full sly!