HLTguest said:
But people who kill themselves over going bald are probably actually killing themselves rather because of how society views baldness. So its not really that they are killing themselves over their vanity, but rather over society's vanity. Its not really about their hair. Its more about the loneliness, isolation, and depression that they feel because of the way society percieves them due to their hair loss, personality (or lack of it), etc.
that may be someone's justification for suicide, but it's an immature, flawed, and selfish justification. i mean really, why grab life by the balls and make lemonade when life throws you lemons when you can just sit quietly at home crying and blaming society? which is a load of crap anyway.
you people on here who act as if hair loss is truly devastating have more psychological issues than actual hair loss issues. if losing hair has made you feel isolated, anxious, and depressed - you need to see a psychiatrist, because you have deeper problems than just male pattern baldness.
HLTguest said:
You could have all the food, shelter, heat, and clothing in the world but what will it get you if are alone, miserable, and depressed?
depressed over what? please don't tell me something as insignificant as hair loss. and anyway, depression can be handled in a variety of ways - not just drugs either. many new therapies include regular exercise, sun exposure, and forced socialization. oh yeah - and the greatest anti-depressant of all? that'd be sex. and the factor that most often causes depression? lack of sex and sexual dysfunction. so that might be why you're so bummed out right there. you figure out a way to socialize with someone and get laid and your "woe is me" attitude might start fading. then again that takes a little risk on your part and little bit of "balls," something you stated you were willing to chop off.
HLTguest said:
In the end, material things (even the bare necessities and essentials of life) mean absolutely nothing if there is only emptiness inside. So these people are not killing themselves over trivial things but rather over monumental tragedies and pain in their lives.
monumental tragedies and pain? i'm sure many of you have experienced terribly sad things in your life. but if you think about it, many other people in the world have experienced things much worse. there are many people in this world who have had their families wiped out in freak accidents or brutal murders. many burn victims who are in constant physical agony and disfigured entirely. and untold thousands who are being imprisoned unjustly, kept in the darkest most god-forsaken places in the world.
you're right. material things don't really mean a great deal. but your material position in this world - compared to the other 85% - puts you in a position where you have so much greater control of your own destiny. so "in the end," you have the ability to either man up, take risks, and try to improve your situation - effectively becoming a hero in process. or you can put a gun to your temple, go out on the bottom, and be nothing but a statistic.
if you are depressed with nothing to lose, why not aspire for a little glory?
