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> but I don’t imagine a barber needing to study haircuts on his off hours to stay relevant. Coding isn’t like that Because the fashion industry never changes ?

• barry-cotter 4y ago
  He said barber, not hairdresser. Men’s hairstyles really don’t change that fast and the degree of technical sophistication involved doesn’t change radically over a career. You can get better at being a barber but there’s always going to be demand for a short back and sides or a buzz cut.
• selcuka 4y ago
  It does, but not as radically or frequently as software. The tools stay (mostly) the same. A reasonably experienced barber should be able to learn this year's haircut fashion after a couple customers.
• DantesKite 4y ago
  I don't think human hair has changed that much over the past 200,000 years.
  • thaumasiotes 4y ago
    You don't? Black women are constantly complaining about how their hair takes specialty tools and special knowledge only possessed by barbers who specifically learn to care for black hair. Someone's hair changed quite a bit.