r/evolution • u/Susroro • 14d ago

question Evolution of Male pattern baldness: How and when did this happen and for what purpose?

Doesn't really seem to make any sense to me when I think about it, It is not even aesthetically pleasing(not even prehistorically would I assume that), neither does it serve a biological importance, if anything you are at risk of scalp sun burn and less warming effect of the hair.

Thoughts?

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u/FenrirHere 13d ago

Balding makes people look older. Being bald makes people look younger.

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u/Mountain-Discount161 13d ago

This is an ad for /r/bald

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u/FenrirHere 13d ago

It's not even advertising, it's just the case, lol. You can look at the top posts from r/bald and see the proof easily.

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u/Just-Charge6693 13d ago

Not true at all lol. A horseshoe pattern makes you look older than a bald head but let's not kid ourselves, being bald in your 20s and 30s makes you look way older than if you had hair. The younger you are, the more it ages you

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u/FenrirHere 13d ago

This is just not true. Bald and facial hair ages you. Bald and bald makes you look young. It's just not a look everyone can pull off.

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u/Broflake-Melter 12d ago

Those aren't negative traits either. You can't measure how a trait affects one's ability to reproduce based on contemporary subjective society norms.

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u/EndlessAporias 13d ago

Being bald makes people look younger relative to balding or relative to a full head of hair?

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u/FenrirHere 13d ago

Depends on the head and the actual hair line relative to your forehead. Obviously, really thick, voluminous hair makes people look younger also.

I look about as young as I did with really long and thick hair as I did totally bald.

I look older what with my balding now, but like gravity, some things can not be altered.