Look, I know that hair isn't actually that important and I know that having hair into old age isn't a universal standard of beauty but fuck I don't wanna lose my hair this young. People my age are not supposed to be going bald damn it. My father and paternal uncles are bald but they didn't bald til their 30's and all my maternal uncles are late 60's or 70's and have full heads of hair so I had even odds. My brother is 30 and has a full head of hair but I'm in my early 20's and im going bald, this is some bullshit. Should I just shave my head and get it over with? My best friend started balding at 18 (all of the men in his family are bald) and immediately went with the clean shave and beard look. I tried shaving my head to nearly smooth when I first noticed but it just made it worse, so either I have to fully commit to the smooth head or have an old man hairline in my early 20's. I didn't want this reminder of my mortality to hit me so early. I can't wear hats all the time and christ knows I'm not flying to Istanbul to get hairplugs (my barber offered to set my up with his guy, he said he'd get me a deal). I have a buddy who takes meds that allegedly prevent balding but also might make you infertile. I don't want kids so infertility doesn't bother me but there's no way in hell I would/could pay for that.

Edit: Idk why I was hesitant to add this earlier but I should mention that I also have a big ass scar on my head that startles barbers so there's that to factor in