#baldness

#baldness

Just when it became normal to drop five figures on a thicker hairline, a new cultural vanguard rose up and said: Fuck it, we bald,' she asserted. The promise of assimilation and normalization of baldness has been in the air for years, but has never wound up fully taking hold. Many people continue making trips to Turkey for hair implants, taking pills that promise capillary growth, or have started wearing hats everywhere they go.

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.