> The entire idea that losing your hair is bad is socially constructed by the mass media and advertising industry Going bald means losing something you're not

> The entire idea that losing your hair is bad is socially constructed by the mass media and advertising industry Going bald means losing something you're not getting back (generally speaking). This is symbolic for something not being good/right in your life, either by your choices or not, whether by stress, diet, exorcise, genetics, whatever. I think this symbolic nature is also a reason people consider it bad.