"r/Bald is a popular subreddit where those who are losing their hair or have recently taken the plunge and shaved their heads can find support, encouragement, and a general ego-boost from the community's 1.4 million weekly visitors. Created in 2011, the subreddit has 23,000 weekly contributions. Often, they follow the format of men uploading photos of their receding hairlines. "Is it time?" reads one recent post. The answer, in almost every instance, is yes."
"Still, it's hard to believe this is the same internet inhabited by snark pages and trolls whose sole intent is to tear others apart based on their appearances and insecurities. "The r/bald subreddit is an example of wholesome masculine body-positivity. every post is a guy showing his clearly-past-the-point-of-no-return thinning hair & asking "is it time?" and the top reply is always this image," one X user wrote in a recent post that has been viewed more than 11 million times. "Everyone get more bald now!!!" another demanded."
r/Bald attracts a large audience of people losing their hair or choosing to shave, offering support, encouragement, and ego-boosts from 1.4 million weekly visitors. The subreddit began in 2011 and averages 23,000 weekly contributions, often formatted as men posting receding-hairline photos and asking whether to shave. Before-and-after posts receive enthusiastic, welcoming responses that frequently call shaves a “glow up” or say posters look years younger. Pattern baldness affects roughly 80% of men and nearly half of women, and the community exemplifies wholesome masculine body-positivity that counters typical online snark and trolling.
Read at Fast Company
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