All of those quotes are basically true, whether you know it or not.
You could spend your money on something better (graduate school, a downpayment on a house, etc)
Shave your head and be liberated (guys who do this signal that they don't give a damn, even if they are faking it. Hair is no longer an issue. Don't think a transplant means the end of "hair worry" -- it usually doesn't)
You need to love yourself more (self acceptance... nobody gives a **** about your hair, you're the only one who really cares in the end. It's a real shame that guys are so ashamed of hair loss, something they have no control over).
Hair loss bothers some people so much that they feel almost self-destructive, and are willing to risk their health with experimental treatments, or go to surgical extremes which are essentially self-destructive (hair flaps, scalp reductions and all kinds of insane surgeries. It's not all FUE out there, guys).
Hair loss is a trait like red hair, freckles, shortness, etc. It won't prevent you from doing anything in life. I don't care what your interest is (being a rock musician, actor, whatever). Hair loss is only an issue if you let it be an issue. In your 20s, females might prefer guys with hair. But in your 30s and above, it matters a lot less. (Some women might always care, but plenty of women don't - I see good looking women with bald or balding guys all the time).
I might be on board with your sentiment if hair transplants were worry-free procedures that helped everybody no matter what their situation, with no drawbacks or limitations, and all the doctors were honest ethical and competent. But that is hardly the case. Only certain guys with specific characteristics do really well with hair transplants. Everybody else has average results (or below). In my opinion, average results aren't worth it. As somebody with below-average results, I have been forced to learn a lot about hair transplants, and all the ways that things can go wrong. They are far from perfect. It's surgery, and there's usually no going backwards. You can do okay as a balding guy (with dating, career, etc). It's harder to do okay as a guy with a generic looking hair transplant. But that's what most people get! Not because they wanted average results - but that's just the reality of what hair transplants can accomplish.
A big problem in general is that most guys are being motivated to get transplants by their insecurity. That can lead to bad decisions. In some cases, the doctors use your own insecurity as leverage to sell you on surgery. It makes guys able to only see the up side of transplants, and none of the down sides. For example, when you look at another guys' results, you only see the hair (and not the scalp showing through). Here's the thing though - if you're insecure about hair loss, insecure enough to get surgery, you are likely to also be insecure about your hair transplant (Can anybody tell? I can't wait to save up for the next one, etc). The vast majority of guys with hair loss DON'T get hair transplants - what's wrong with them, are they stupid? Or are they just less insecure than guys like us?
One more thing - hair loss affects basically everybody. From what I've read, 20% of guys in their 20s are losing hair, 30% of guys in their 30s are losing hair, 40% of guys in their 40s, etc etc. As you get older, all your friends will be losing their hair too. But you'll probably be the only one who resorted to getting a hair transplant, and your results will probably only be average. And the older you get, you will continue to lose hair, meaning your transplant will not look as good (guys with transplants get a huge benefit from their original hair mixing in with the transplanted hair, but eventually those hairs are lost). Even transplanted hair is not permanent (age related hair loss is a real thing). It's better to be bald than to have a hair transplant that doesn't look good.
I'm sorry if it sounds like I'm lecturing you - I wish somebody had told me all this before I had gotten a transplant. Now when I see young guys who are losing their hair, and they seem to be taking it in stride ("balding gracefully" it's called) I'm a little jealous. I wish that I had enough self-confidence to bald gracefully too. Propecia wasn't available when I first started dealing with it. I think Propecia is a reasonable option. Transplants can be reasonable too, but only for certain specific cases. They are not a good option for every single guy with hair loss! I really wish they were! But that's not the truth of the situation!
If guys want to get transplants, try not to do it out of insecurity. Don't decide on surgery from a position of weakness, it can lead to making mistakes. I know this very well.
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One more thing: For all I know, the original post was from a guy who is a great candidate, and a transplant will really change his life for the better. But I think it might be more complicated than that (it might be a good idea, it might not be) and there's also a chance that getting a transplant is a mistake too. For plenty of guys, it can be a mistake. If we can't discuss that possibility, then forums like this are worthless.
