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There's nothing really vain about wanting to look good. Eat the right foods, exercise, everyone _should_ be doing the basic things that make you look good. Cosm
by pen2l 4y ago
There's nothing really vain about wanting to look good. Eat the right foods, exercise, everyone _should_ be doing the basic things that make you look good. Cosmetic industry is slated to be valued over a trillion in the next few years, and that includes a lot of snake oil; good research that displaces snake oil remedies is a good thing. And I'm more than happy to see my tax dollars go into research that looks into baldness, even if only for folks who simply want hair.
- vocram 4y agoWell, doing the right thing isn’t enough. Looking good (being attractive) is mostly about immutable traits like height, physiognomy and until now having hair.
- amanaplanacanal 4y agoUnless you are terribly deformed, staying fit, personal hygiene, dressing well, and a pleasant demeanor are probably more important than the things you mentioned
- drewcoo 4y ago> There's nothing really vain about wanting to look good. Worrying too much about looking good is exactly what vanity means. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanity https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanity In days when women are denied bodily autonomy and medical treatment for serious health risks, we're worried about guaranteeing men control over their bodies through medical treatments for . . . baldness. Comparatively, it seems vain to me.
- DennisP 4y agoTo fix the issue you're bringing up, we need different politicians and judges. There's not much for research scientists to do about it, and their funding sources generally can't be repurposed to politics either. (Also worth mentioning that the research here could also help wound healing.)
- mdp2021 4y ago"Vanity" means "vacuity". There may be relative difference of substance, but there is not an absolute one. Appearances are not irrelevant.