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> it has no medical impact on people's life, beyond increasing the need to wear a hat when outside in the Sun for long

The impact on mental wellbeing can be pretty severe, though.



That sounds like a social concern, not a medical one.


A social concern where the path of least resistance toward resolution is probably effective medical advancements. For example, studies show bald men face greater challenges in both straight and gay dating in every country where it's researched (so it's not cultural context dependent).

Probably easier to figure out the follicular science than change universal attraction preferences.




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