HairLossTalk.com misconception?

[Happy as Larry]

I've noticed than when pics of people are posted on HairLossTalk.com, either users or celebrities, with mild/borderline balding or recession alot of people go "only to the users of this site are they balding - noone on the street would ever tell". I personally think that's wrong, as the average person seems to be able to tell if someone' balding or not - even it it's mild. I think alot of people actually kind of get a kick out of looking at the young men they know and looking for signs of baldness sometimes. When I was 16 and had a full of head of hair, even though I didn't really care about baldness or make any negative judgements about it (it's only after I started to lose my own hair I began seeing it in a negative light, because I dislike looking at people who have similar flaws to me) I could readily tell when someone was going bald or not - indeed I falsely labeled any case of even a temple recession as balding, and I think alot of people assume a young man with a receding hairline is going bald. The term mature hairline is hardly commonly used is it? Young guys I know who display a receding hairline are termed "balding" by other peers, and it pisses me off how observant and critical the average person actually is of this.

 

[beaner]

I think you're confusing not being able to tell someone is balding with not noticing that someone is balding. There is a difference.

The average non-balding person is not going to pass a NW2 or NW3 on the street and suddenly think to themselves "hmmm, that person is balding", but if actually asked to look at someone's hair and determine if they are balding they would probably notice it--at least a NW3 and up.

It's not until someone actually begins to lose their own hair that they scrutinize every hairline on the street.

 

[s.a.f]

I've noticed than when pics of people are posted on HairLossTalk.com, either users or celebrities, with mild/borderline balding or recession alot of people go "only to the users of this site are they balding - noone on the street would ever tell". I personally think that's wrong, as the average person seems to be able to tell if someone' balding or not - even it it's mild. I think alot of people actually kind of get a kick out of looking at the young men they know and looking for signs of baldness sometimes. When I was 16 and had a full of head of hair, even though I didn't really care about baldness or make any negative judgements about it (it's only after I started to lose my own hair I began seeing it in a negative light, because I dislike looking at people who have similar flaws to me) I could readily tell when someone was going bald or not - indeed I falsely labeled any case of even a temple recession as balding, and I think alot of people assume a young man with a receding hairline is going bald. The term mature hairline is hardly commonly used is it? Young guys I know who display a receding hairline are termed "balding" by other peers, and it pisses me off how observant and critical the average person actually is of this.

Got to say I've only found the exact opposite to be true.
I know plenty of guys who are NW2's and even 3's who would think you were crazy if you implied that they were balding. As far as I'm concerned the average non m.p.b sufferer would'nt see any difference between a NW1 and 2, any more than they would a NW5 and 6 they'd just see 2 guys with hair and 2 bald guys.
And baldness is something that most people never even think about (apart from the guys on here).
People not suffering from a high degree of hair loss or very premature hair loss dont even think about it they just take their hair for granted the same way you take your skin/teeth/eyes/ears ect for granted. They know that when they wake up tommorrow their hair will still be there the same like it has been for everyday of their lives.