{"id":113219,"date":"2026-04-23T12:15:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/going-bald-theres-a-subreddit-for-that-and-its-weirdly-wonderful-well-actually\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:15:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:15:21","slug":"going-bald-theres-a-subreddit-for-that-and-its-weirdly-wonderful-well-actually","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/going-bald-theres-a-subreddit-for-that-and-its-weirdly-wonderful-well-actually\/","title":{"rendered":"Going bald? There\u2019s a subreddit for that \u2013 and it\u2019s weirdly wonderful | Well actually"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I<\/span> was sitting in a cafe a few weeks ago when I overheard a rare bit of sunny talk about advances in medicine and technology when a woman said: \u201cNobody will be bald in the future.\u201d The way she said it made me think of people in the 1950s imagining the 21st century as a world with flying cars, sassy robot maids and no wars; a world where everybody has hair on their heads is possible<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Bald has never exactly been in style, but these days, it feels like going bald is tougher than ever. It can feel lonely watching all those clumps fall out when you\u2019re in the shower. Yes, there have been plenty of advances in hair restoration, and treatments<\/a> have been proven to help some people avoid getting to the point where they need a doctor to surgically redistribute the follicles from the back to the front of their heads. But it won\u2019t work for everybody, and people will still lose their hair as long as genetics and hormones have a say.<\/p>\n

Those people might find solace in the Reddit r\/bald<\/a> community. \u201cIt\u2019s the only thing I\u2019ve found online that has actually changed my life for the better,\u201d said one member who asked not to be identified because he\u2019s still weighing whether to opt for surgery or take the clippers to his thinning mane. \u201cEverything you see when you scroll is just people who have time and money to work on looking perfect, and they all have perfect hair.\u201d<\/p>\n

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What makes the r\/bald subreddit so great is its stated mission to \u201cembrace bald and strive to make the world a more bald-friendly place\u201d, and however its members tend to do that is fine with the nearly 430,000 people who have subscribed since user GeekBro27 started the community in 2011.<\/p>\n

Users post pics of their hairlines in all different states of loss, from early thinning to such deep receding that they\u2019re in Charlie Brown or Homer Simpson territory, with a few loose strands on top clinging to dear life.<\/p>\n

Some will ask to \u201cShave, or not to shave<\/a>\u201d, while others will publish before and after shots of their thinning locks<\/a> or comb-overs<\/a> that make them look as if they\u2019re trying out for a 2000s emo band, then how they look once they shave it all off.<\/p>\n

Once they do, there are nothing but warm responses from the community who want to give the newly bald the confidence of Alec Baldwin\u2019s Jack Donaghy character on 30 Rock (and, likely, Baldwin himself), who once said: \u201cYour hair is your head suit.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just lip service: all the \u201cafter\u201d pics are better than the \u201cbefore\u201d ones. Getting rid of whatever was left on top yields great results. (Just look at the meme of George Costanza Photoshopped with a shaven dome and beard<\/a> juxtaposed with a picture of Jason Alexander\u2019s famous character for proof of how good having nothing on top could be.)<\/p>\n