menemen ,
@menemen@lemmy.world avatar

I mean, beards are in fashion for several years now, aren't they?

I personally started growing a beard, because my skin is easily irritated and I don't like walking arround looking like a pizza. Luckily I also think I look better with a short, well kept full beard. Beards either take time or look like shit though in my experience.

Tikiporch ,

Hides my fat face.

wuphysics87 ,

Again?

Swallowtail ,

I hate shaving and I think it's a waste of time. I think facial hair can also act to make your appearance more visually interesting if you prefer to keep your hair cut really short like I do.

nomadjoanne ,

Lol, of course Lemmy posts this picture.

Nikls94 ,

First there was WWII, when all men had to be skinheads. Those men continued shaving, and this became a culture handed down to their boys. Now, we’re rebelling against the elders who fucked up everything, so we grow beards to show that we’re different to them.

Source. A lumberjack appered in front of me in a dream I had in 2009.

PanArab ,

Linux market share must be growing

Cracks_InTheWalls ,
@Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works avatar

For me, it's sheer laziness. Can't be arsed to shave more than once every 6 to 10 months.

Do always find it funny when folks react strongly when I do shave. It's hair growth, not a personality.

Steak ,

My step dad is 50 and never amounted to anything in his life so his big thing that he has is his beard. He takes pictures and grooms it and its so so so stupid and it bothers me so much because he's overweight and has done absolutely nothing worthwhile with his whole life but here is like oh yeah my beard is looking so great noone can grow the kind of beard I can. Like alright Dennis how about you go back and finish grade ten and get a real job other than selling pills.

z00s ,

Same reason I wear a brown onion on my belt

dumbass ,
@dumbass@leminal.space avatar

Because that damn Keiser stole your word twenty?

HexesofVexes ,

The +5 charisma buff was too hard to pass up.

Marin_Rider ,

I'm lazy and can't be fucked shaving regularly

Unpigged ,

Screw beards, ALL HAIL THOMPSON AND RITCHIE!

CosmicApe ,

I get awful razor burn and I hate shaving. Grow beard, trim the mo' every now and then, go see my barber for a tidy up when it starts getting too wild. So much easier

CaptPretentious ,

I'm slightly less fugly with it, I hope.

But I grew up admiring beards. So I finally decided to grow one over COVID only to find out I got screwed genetically in that area too.

CaptObvious ,

In my case, it’s because I prefer it. Razors are expensive, and who has time to shave anyway? I’ve had a beard off and on since college in the 80s, when it made me look about five years older. Now it makes me look about 10 years younger. I’ll take it. :)

Underwaterbob ,

Razors are expensive,

They don't have to be! Dual edge safety razor blades are like $10 for 100. You could splurge ($50 for a nice one, or hundreds for a really nice, probably unnecessarily expensive one) on a nice handle that will last you the rest of your life, or get just about as good a shave with one that costs $10. Heck, if you're lucky you could find some old, nice one at a garage sale that's already been around 70 years, and will easily still be working fine when you're dead. Unfortunately, like just about everything else old and good, they've become a bit trendy, so it might be hard to find deals like you used to be able to.

CaptObvious ,

Granted. I have both a safety razor and a mug & brush. It just doesn't shave close enough. And I still just prefer a beard.

Underwaterbob ,

That's fair. You can get a closer shave with more passes, but that's hard on your skin as well. I can't stand having too much stubble. It gets to a point where it itches like crazy. I pushed through the itchy phase once, and having a beard was alright, but I got some pretty crazy acne underneath it.

CaptObvious ,

I feel you. I’m extremely lucky to never have an itchy phase while it’s growing and rarely have acne. Chalk it up to Neanderthal genetics, I guess. :)

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