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@rugbyninjaful2 жыл бұрын
Wasn’t ready for a large reveal like this so closely after the “I’ve been sitting the whole time video”
@nickgt18802 жыл бұрын
true sad kirby moment
@boyliferyan2 жыл бұрын
true sad kirby moment
@muncher17532 жыл бұрын
I still haven’t gotten over the SitGate.
@connorsexsmith64142 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the "I wear glasses" video
@blarghblargh2 жыл бұрын
Turns out his bald head was the chair the whole time. I'm waiting for the third shoe to drop
@SnaggleWumpus2 жыл бұрын
I don't think I've ever seen someone that looks so great bald, but so awful with hair as fantano
@ilikespacedinosaurs2 жыл бұрын
he just doesn't have the swag for hair
@musthabe_2 жыл бұрын
It doesn't matter who it is. Anyone you've known and gotten used to being bald will look absolutely horrifying with hair.
@mrbig10222 жыл бұрын
@@musthabe_ no
@nicolasmarkham96562 жыл бұрын
@@musthabe_ while yes this is true, Fantano also styled his hair like shit
@bobthebugman3372 жыл бұрын
walter white too
@bensley562 жыл бұрын
honestly as a 400 year old cryptkeeper with only a skull i've been mourning the loss of my hair for centuries but this video really helped me thanks anthony
@jacob76082 жыл бұрын
I can relate
@seanconnaughton8024 Жыл бұрын
Yes
@user-zo5jo3ox5g2 жыл бұрын
So Anthony’s advice was if you’re going bald, make sure you have a nicely shaped head 🗒 📝 🙏
@burgermind8022 жыл бұрын
Get a tube of scalp shaping putty, a product I assume exists
@user-zo5jo3ox5g2 жыл бұрын
@@burgermind802 😂
@ext932 жыл бұрын
@@burgermind802 overpriced. Much more frugal to use Bondo automotive putty to sculpt your cranium
@stormi2534 Жыл бұрын
@@ext93 Eh, still overpriced, just grab a hammer and tap out the bumpy spots. There, perfectly shaped head.
@NaaimSiddiqi Жыл бұрын
"God made a few perfect heads. The rest of them, he covered with hair."
@InspectahReese2 жыл бұрын
Hey hair guy I don’t know if you are reading this but your hair didn’t make you more social, you did that by yourself and your hair was just the catalyst. What I mean is you were always that person with or without the hair and at the end the day you will still be the person if you choose to be, whether your bald or not you can still just be you
@david212162 жыл бұрын
Thanks roach dogg :')
@te95912 жыл бұрын
So true, well said. It's kind of like having a magic pair of dancing shoes and they werent magic after all.
@indianaduartesteinkamp2 жыл бұрын
Truly, there are countless fairy tales, from several cultures, even sports films that touch on this exact premise of disillusionment... well put too, like as much if not more helpful than Melon's sardonic take on the complex underpinnings of self-image/vanity at large.
@infinit362 жыл бұрын
Samson disagrees.... seriously though, well said
@billhicks82 жыл бұрын
Yes, plus people who like you tend to give complements on things that physically stand out about you; long hair will do that for you, for example, but the thing being complemented is often less important than the fact that the person is really saying "I like you". People are often looking for a way to say something that encourages you to be around them, and while they might genuinely like the feature they point out, complements are more about human connection and being seen than they are about what you're being seen for
@jennyneon2 жыл бұрын
Melon realizing that he's bald is like America realizing that their dream will never happen.
@1970DAH2 жыл бұрын
We knew it all along
@vinnied58662 жыл бұрын
Brvtal
@ryanandring26882 жыл бұрын
Why you do this to me
@squatchjosh11312 жыл бұрын
This post was made by Great Gatsby gang
@aandwdabest2 жыл бұрын
Ouch.
@notsoepicgaymer55442 жыл бұрын
honestly I unironically love this video, as a 17 year old kid that fears that he's going bald ( the same shit that was happening to the guy on the subreddit is what's happening to me) the vid kinda gave me a bit of confidence, I can fully give myself over to bald gang
@prettyshinyspaghetti83322 жыл бұрын
Join us, we have cookies 🍪
@WOLIPOPGAMING2 жыл бұрын
Take finasteride..... clinical treatment around 15 us around the world per month (20aud for me) it reduces 5 alpha reductase of testosterone to dehydrotestosterone ( the cause of mpb). No need to go bald if you don't want
@letsfindsomepeace92072 жыл бұрын
Fanta is pretty holesome
@Hey_Im_JJ2 жыл бұрын
Shave it off, confidently, and pretend like nothing ever happened. That’s what I did and it worked!
@willclark54262 жыл бұрын
I was once a 17 year old kid with the same fears. I shaved it when i was 20 (now 24) and my only regret is that i didnt do it sooner. Dont shave it all prematurely but recognize when its time to let go. Love to my bald kings and queens
@pinkmenace68362 жыл бұрын
i’m a girl but this was unironically very nice and comforting to hear
@leviathan36302 жыл бұрын
If anything the stigma around baldness would affect women much more than men, but it's also much rarer in women. That said bald women be hot
@16BitOG2 жыл бұрын
girls can go bald
@leviathan36302 жыл бұрын
@Nivit Mishra G.I. Jane 2, can't wait to see it
@dr.uracil2 жыл бұрын
I have PCOS and male pattern baldness so I relate lol
@fictionaz2 жыл бұрын
@@dr.uracil same
@TheMFYeti2 жыл бұрын
"It's not the hair on your head, it's the hair on you heart." Damn Melon, that's fucking deep.
@luigi62552 жыл бұрын
Man first he's sitting down now he's bald
@jvictor30482 жыл бұрын
Everything is a fucking lie
@splash21842 жыл бұрын
You now can fully complete your transformation into jpegmafia very proud of you melon!
@slackstarfish81332 жыл бұрын
All he has to do now is
@slackstarfish81332 жыл бұрын
is
@Venom272X2 жыл бұрын
@@slackstarfish8133 and then
@dR0L0b2 жыл бұрын
@@Venom272X but also
@taitloyek79802 жыл бұрын
Honestly as a 23 year old who’s hairline just started receding a couple months ago I can’t tell you how much this eases my mind. Thanks Anthony!
@SantiBarrios2 жыл бұрын
Yes you're bald but you're also a great dad and that's all that matters
@I_SEE_RED2 жыл бұрын
Thanks dad
@mequanaАй бұрын
Dad bald, i'm hello
@gilbert62602 жыл бұрын
You can’t convince me that you’re not wearing a bald cap
@hootiehoo24892 жыл бұрын
I've always been bald ass proud since I was 18. I understand this guys fears but it really had nothing to do with his damn hair. This dude needs to understand he's confident and charming and there isn't an excuse.
@nextlevelnonce88842 жыл бұрын
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@TheNicoDavis2 жыл бұрын
way you said it makes it seem like your ass is bald and not your head. maybe you got one of those surgeries where u put ur ass hair on ur head
@dynomar112 жыл бұрын
yeah he's great without his hair too.
@pricklycats2 жыл бұрын
@@nextlevelnonce8884 ?
@TheDirge692 жыл бұрын
@@nextlevelnonce8884 your handle is disturbing..
@reymax90532 жыл бұрын
First we learn that he was sitting and now that he is bald, whats next, he actually listens to music?
@idkwhattohaveasausername58282 жыл бұрын
As someone who is also 20 and starting to see my hairline receding a little bit, got it from my grandpa and dad, this was weirdly comforting. I’m rocking long length hair now and it doesn’t look bad, just a little thin on the top but I dread the day that it will become so thinned that I’ll have to shave it off. I’m just gonna enjoy it while I can because I know in 10 years, I’m gonna be bald but it is what it is 🤷🏻♂️ life is short.
@x83_t76Y2 жыл бұрын
If you want to keep your hair you should get treated right away. I managed to save mine because I started looking into treatment as soon as I noticed hair loss. Still like to shave my head though.
@idkwhattohaveasausername58282 жыл бұрын
@@x83_t76Y ayo thanks. I'll ask my doctor next time I get my yearly check up
@Zugzzzwang2 жыл бұрын
Me too brother, me too
@idkwhattohaveasausername58282 жыл бұрын
@@Zugzzzwang hello fellow bald king 🫡
@brainbrain29532 жыл бұрын
i was expecting to lose my hair somewhere down the road, but not at age 17 like i am now. it’s been a difficult time, and i am horrified. this video and the comments of people going through a similar struggle have really helped me accept it, and realize it’s not as bad as i was expecting. i am so thankful for this.
@michaelgalvin35882 жыл бұрын
Bro actin like Rapunzel fr 💀
@TheGalassog122 жыл бұрын
I wasn't expecting the entire video to be a 10 minute love letter to the shape of Northernlion's head but honestly I'm here for it.
@vepply2 жыл бұрын
NL rocks the megamind shape
@Roxkis2 жыл бұрын
The cross over I never knew I wanted
@StevePelcz2 жыл бұрын
He's bald?
@tpc30622 жыл бұрын
I went bald in my early twenties. One piece of advice: accept it as quickly as possible. Don’t hold onto the hair you have and pretend it isn’t leaving. Don’t wear hats to hide it. Just transition and embrace it and focus all your energy on being the fun extrovert you are, this time without hair
@kylec31542 жыл бұрын
Can we make this a regular thing where people ask Fantano for advice on every day things?
@zg33422 жыл бұрын
I’m coming up on 30. Hairs thinning and getting a bald spot where it’s falling out. Always had long hair. Nothing I can change about it now and my SO and friends don’t care if I’m going to be bald eventually sooner than later. The people who care about you or like your personality don’t care if you’re bald or not.
@regaul42482 жыл бұрын
take estrogen
@zg33422 жыл бұрын
@@regaul4248 Um why would I do that? It doesn’t make your hair grow back? There’s kits that have stuff like vitamins and rogain i could take but that usually just halts it some
@zg33422 жыл бұрын
@@FlameOnTheBeat Well you’ll get you’re grown man hairline eventually like all men do even if you don’t go bald. I’m not gray haired either it’d be relatively rare to be around 30. That’s normally a later thing.
@kenshin13682 жыл бұрын
Finasteride does actually help regrow hair. You have to keep taking it though.
@Ultramagnetic8082 жыл бұрын
@@kenshin1368 If you take it when you're younger it CAN potentially re-grow some hair, but what it DOES do is the hairs that are thinning but havent fallen out yet it will thicken those back up and it will stop you losing any more hair, so all in all after like 6 months or so of taking it your hair will look a bit thicker again. Dudes need to stop being such lil bitches and just take the pills instead of thinking they have to just accept it or be a tough guy about it when they start to lose their hair.
@orbrat2122 жыл бұрын
very sorry for your loss, mr fanta sando
@nextlevelnonce88842 жыл бұрын
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@andygotthebass65252 жыл бұрын
@@nextlevelnonce8884 you heard the man
@anarosol6133 Жыл бұрын
I'm giggling
@pyxlhertz2 жыл бұрын
The melon has finally accepted his true form.
@nextlevelnonce88842 жыл бұрын
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@no-vk2qe2 жыл бұрын
I will Never Forgive Melon for thinking Death Grips is better than Reasonable Doubt, Me Against the World & Good Kid Maad City
@nextlevelnonce88842 жыл бұрын
@@no-vk2qe ?
@holzman002 жыл бұрын
@@no-vk2qe when has he said?
@andrei11dr2 жыл бұрын
@@no-vk2qe You again? We can all tell your looking for attention, it's just sad that some people dumb enough to take you super seriously
@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache2 жыл бұрын
“I’m bald” Ah yes and water is wet, the sky is blue, and the floor is made out of floor.
@natechenry2 жыл бұрын
My floor is lava
@InspectahReese2 жыл бұрын
@@brainderp808 my floor is pennies
@comoplaysdestiny51062 жыл бұрын
My floor is clothes
@antonio_graham2 жыл бұрын
i hate the floor
@sir11792 жыл бұрын
i expected to open these replies and see countless people arguing over you saying “water is wet” but to my surprise, there’s none of that. just a bunch of lovely people sharing what their floors are made of. proud of you today, internet!
@chex49232 жыл бұрын
Asking this community for advice might be the worst thing you can possibly do towards solving your issue
@gingdaninj30402 жыл бұрын
Yo. As someone who was diagnosed with hair loss at 19, finasteride really helps. I was scared of side effects and avoided it for two years. It was a slow crawl and I definitely lost some ground (in my hairline). Now, at 23, after two years of finasteride the hair looks pretty similar to how it does in high school. If you care about your hair start finasteride ASAP. I had no side effects. It really works wonders, but mostly just stops hair loss rather than regrows. Anthony had an incredibly compassionate response. Hair loss really is such a self-esteem killer and makes me very sympathetic to what women have gone through for years (extreme unfair appearance-based scrutiny). No one should be body shamed!
@l4ssc2 жыл бұрын
yep. funnily enough, finasteride is also used as a medication for trans women as a hormone blocker -- male-pattern baldness itself comes from excess production of testosterone
@ChicaneryBear2 жыл бұрын
Take the estradiol too fuckre
@letsgog8trs7932 жыл бұрын
@UCQho5ZEwj_45GzEyM3YxrLA As someone who has seen a lot of hairless in the shower and any time I run my hands through it, I should have taken finasteride a few years sooner. However that relies on the point in time that you become aware of the difference and how long you decide if its normal for your age to complain to a doctor or parent. Bc when you think about it if I already knew at 18 things were progressing why not keep what I have by taking fin from the very start and look quite normal instead of holding on to the hair you would have left if I waiting till 24 or something. I'm taking it now at 21 and you'd never notice the way I style it but I have yet to see the very obvious thinning go away. I guarantee most people with my current hair wouldn't even bat an eye till a few more years. Luckily I have been hyper aware of everything going on with my body even when I thought I was too young to experience X problem.
@liasosfp2 жыл бұрын
I also recommend Minoxidil 2x a day along with finasteride and maybe dermaroller once a week. They really do bring good results
@dorishach20602 жыл бұрын
Hi, just a quick question if you don’t mind. I’ve been on finastride for about 8 months now and still feel some hairs falling as I’m working with my face down over a paper sheet. How long did it take until you’ve noticed your hair stop falling? I’m 20 btw
@cheskaarana60972 жыл бұрын
One thing I learn in life: if someone judges you on something you have little control over, they're one less thing to care about and you're better off knowing that from the get go.
@ryanmoore41302 жыл бұрын
I feel like your strategy right now is just to get a video out for every possible googleable question about you
@nextlevelnonce88842 жыл бұрын
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@Darknight44342 жыл бұрын
!
@nextlevelnonce88842 жыл бұрын
@@Darknight4434 ?
@Darknight44342 жыл бұрын
¡
@atomic96142 жыл бұрын
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@Pastryarchy2 жыл бұрын
His hair didn’t make people like him, his confidence did. Likely, he felt more of a sense of self possession and personal identity which made him feel more charismatic and confident. In my experience the way you hold yourself has more to do with people’s image of you than the way you dress.
@celtic692 жыл бұрын
Also, isn’t this the plot from an episode of early Simpsons?
@FawnDoeMusic2 жыл бұрын
Man, I had dope long hair for 18 years and it fell out practically overnight from alopecia. It's fine to take a minute to mourn your image as a part of your identity but the way we look, the jobs we work, band we play in ect. are just surface level stuff and hardly define who we are as people. Just cuz your hair is thinning doesn't mean the rest of you can't be T H I C C
@firstofskin40582 жыл бұрын
I don't know if this guy is reading these comments, but I just want you to know I was EXACTLY like you. I had long beautiful jetblack italian boy wavy hair and at 17 it started to thin. I was in school and some kid poked my bald spot mockingly and said "wow you're 17 and balding". My heart sank. I went home and looked in the mirror and I noticed it was actually thinning. My identity was so closely tied to my hair, and I felt so powerless that all I could do is weep. I'd get anxiety attacks while styling my hair and I'd have to make sure my scalp wasn't showing every morning. Then at 19, 2 years later, i was just exhausted hiding my baldness. I decided I had enough. I made the step to buzz it down. I felt so relieved that I didn't have to worry about it anymore. Yes, the people I knew were shocked at first but then they get over it after like 10 minutes. I was still the same me that my friends and family loved with or without hair.
@rdfarias872 жыл бұрын
I had curly hair with random patches where hair didn’t grow, so it was no big deal to me when I went bald in my early 20’s and I had to shave my head completely. That being said, I find it unfair that the lost hair returned on my back.
@regirockplays2 жыл бұрын
A few thing: 1) here’s my advice, well more like a personal prospective: I was in the same exact situation, long hair, many people complimented me over it, even the period from when I started to griw my hair to when I cut them is Identical. I saw it thinning and basically saw it as an opportunity to reinvent myself, I could wait till my hair falls all out or I could say that I enjoyed it while it lasted but it was time to move to other styles (I could experiment, I could have haircuts that are excusive to short hair, I could have a mohawk like the one Trevis has in Taxi driver, I could make my hair look like that one “blue sky with clouds” jacket that Prince wore in the Raspberry berret music video), I had fun with with long hair (you know, I had some parts dyed, I don’t like dreadlocks but those were an option, braids, many different bun styles) and now it was time to have fun with short hair since I dried up all the possible long-hair-do’s, basically enjoy it while you have them cause (as you should know, just look at older people in books of just around you) they won’t stay there forever 2) Don’t stress over it, stress makes the situation worse for you (not just hair, in general), take it easy 3) Maybe it’s a coping mechanism but since I cut my hair I live way better, it’s no secret that shorter hair is easier to upkeep, doesn’t cause such a heat on your head, it’s less cumbersome, doesn’t require much electricity to dry, it’s just easier at the cost of maybe not looking as good, but from a pragmatic stand point, short hair is amazing
@ilovekendrickilovekendrick29622 жыл бұрын
woah thats a lot of words
@snakedeadly2 жыл бұрын
Lot word but good words
@AyebaOwl2 жыл бұрын
BALD! There is nothing wrong with being bald. I started going bald around 23, and now at 25, I've started shaving it off completely. I prefer it. I've never liked my hair anyway. One less thing to worry about.
@fede28922 жыл бұрын
I've been a confident bald man since 2019, and I can say I wouldn't grow my hair back. Hair was a source of insecurity for me. I was always touching it, trying to make it look right, during the last years I was trying to hide my bald spot. But being bald takes all that burden off. Also, it kind of made me more attractive because of my confidence boost I believe. And most important of all, it's confortable AF. For every person ashamed of getting bald, don't be afraid, it's amazing once you go through with it. All or nothing, no middle ground.
@jambulance2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I shaved mine off in 2019 too, went from long to really short, long and so forth throughout school and started noticing it was going thin, decided to try it out and it looks way better now than it did with hair, although I grew a beard to offset it for me personally.
@ashleyg.63662 жыл бұрын
"nicely shaped head" we get it Anthony, you're into phrenology.
@davidn4956 Жыл бұрын
I'm actually in a somewhat similar situation to the guy here, and I'm glad I'm not the only one who's been looking to Fantano as someone who can assuage my fears of going bald. I care a lot about my sense of style and my haircut is a huge part of it. I've been getting more and more thin at the bald spot area of my head for a few years and it's been making it hard to make a fade look good. I'm having to keep my hair longer than I'd like to and eventually I'll have to cut it all off, probably within a few years. Anthony still manages to pull off a great sense of style with no hair and it's helping me come to accept that reality. I just hope my head is shaped right lol
@Mythki11er Жыл бұрын
I don't think i've heard a less phoned-in response to a question
@Diego.Mattos.2 жыл бұрын
That was genuinely so nice, I do hope the guy feels better about the issue now.
@stefancolberg29662 жыл бұрын
I honestly think that embracing your baldness just signals that you are more confident, literally only good changes happened in ny life when i shaved my head at 19
@coledog88612 жыл бұрын
4:32 jesus you couldn’t warn me first?
@HDitzzDH Жыл бұрын
I’m 25 and I have really long, thick hair which hasn’t shown any signs of going away, no receeding or thinning at all. Who knows maybe that will come later in my 30’s but placing too much value on something like that probably isn’t a very good idea. It’s mostly genetics anyways.
@blakehaggard-coversextras-27622 жыл бұрын
“I’m bald”-local bald man
@prettyshinyspaghetti83322 жыл бұрын
This Sunday marked 2 years since I started shaving my head, and oh my god I actually feel more confident in my appearance than at any point previously. Best decision I ever made, and I wish I had done it much earlier
@vvvvvvvv92932 жыл бұрын
As a 22 year old who had really long hair and has just shaved his head a couple weeks ago because I have a receding hairline, it's not that bad being a skin head. I feel as if I don't hid behind my hair and can actually be even more social and I feel more confident because my hair isn't a part of who I am. I'm the same guy. I just don't looks as cool when I headband. I approve this message 👍👍
@myyyth2 жыл бұрын
Honestly as a dude also in his 20s who has noticed his hair thinning, hearing you speaking openly about this and in such a positive way has really boosted my confidence and made me feel more comfortable with the idea that I will in fact be bald someday, and probably sooner than later. So thanks man.
@richardhannes12 жыл бұрын
I think it’s actually great that he asked somebody who is so positive instead of finding weird male hierarchy circles that feed into his insecurities
@cheskaarana60972 жыл бұрын
The pancake hair phase erasure is maddening. Thank you Austin for the brief screen time. Gave me flashbacks.
@tedbaloogafakename36592 жыл бұрын
i had long hair till i was 17, one day i decided to get a super short buzz cut, the next day i went to my first party, smoked weed for the first time, met multiple ppl who are now longterm friends, met the first girl who i would then soon go out with etc. baldness is not bad i would recommend it quite a lot
@Crazy09starkillor Жыл бұрын
Another very valid alternative is to start medical therapies like finasteride, they are very low cost and very very safe. The sooner you start the easier you retain all of your hair with some possibility of regrowth Going bald and being able to accept it is fine. But to alot of people it just doesn't look as good and it can really affect ppl emotionally (it's irresponsible to pretend it's not and downplay it). Also being bald also requires a lot of upkeep such as constantly shaving and applying sunscreen to your scalp
@gptandtft2 жыл бұрын
never hold on to hair to long. most balding guys look better shaved than fighting nature. from a dude that's into guys
@vanudude2 жыл бұрын
I can attest to this. I started getting a bald spot in high school when I had long hair. I kept it through college, but would get so self conscious about how people would think of a 20 year old who's already balding. I fully shaved my head after graduating college and I honestly feel way more confident this way. I miss having hair, but it's nice to not worry about it. Plus I save so much money by not having to go to a barber.
@taipeijoey1012 жыл бұрын
truly harrowing insight from Hair_Loss_9000
@totempolejoe12 жыл бұрын
The great film critic Roger Ebert lost his jaw due to surgeries intended to remove his cancer. For the late part of his life, he could not talk or eat food. This was a man who was on TV every week talking about movies, first with Gene Siskel, then with Richard Roeper. Yet he never lost his legendary status. I think even he himself argued that losing the ability to talk made him a more prolific and productive writer. He continued writing film reviews, promoting good and entertaining film criticism, and writing opinion columns for the Sun-Times and his own blog. His memoir, Life Itself, is likely to be my favorite book I've read this year, and that was released just a couple years before he passed away. Point being, if Ebert could lose his speaking voice and still be widely beloved and respected both inside and outside of film circles, then u/Hair_Loss_9000 can still be sociable and make lasting friendships if he loses his hair. It's not the hair (or the voice), but the person who ultimately matters.
@CiaoKnives2 жыл бұрын
Bald Melon sounds like the name of an unreleased Logic track.
@InADarkTavern2 жыл бұрын
I used to have this problem but it turns out I had OCD so I just obsessed with the thought of going bald. In reality the majority of men are bald and they’re still successful financially and sexually. The panic from balding is nothing but an intrusive thought.
@jonnyholmes84012 жыл бұрын
‘A Sincere Enquiry to Anthony Fantano about Coping with going Bald’ is my favourite album by The 1975
@ArchOrigin2 жыл бұрын
7:53 Johnny Sins popping up made me lose it
@treysonmcgrady47502 жыл бұрын
As a guy in his mid 20s with very long hair, I would absolutely be crushed if I started to notice serious receding or thinning. I know it’s vanity but it’s such a big part of who I am (that is, how I perceive myself) that I cannot imagine myself without it. Just like this person describes, I take great care of it, spend just as long if not longer than a lot of women on it. I love the way it blows in the wind. Yeah I like how people generally positively react to it, but my main motive is for myself. People like me for plenty of other reasons, but I would personally not like the way I looked or felt regardless of outside influences. So yeah I’d be the same dude but I’d always feel like something was missing. I don’t know, call me dramatic, but it is what it is.
@billhicks82 жыл бұрын
it is almost for this very reason though that you should challenge yourself to cut it one day (you can obvs grow it back in your case), as it is probably skewering your relation to yourself slightly where you're displacing aspects of your self appreciation into what is essentially a mere design aspect. Maybe this is why Buddhist monks shave their heads; don't wanna be all caught up in your own hair
@danielbrown972 жыл бұрын
you think this now, but when it eventually does start falling out you will quickly adjust your self perception in order to cope
@GadBoDag2 жыл бұрын
As a mid-thirties guy, yeah sometimes signs of aging like your hair thinning or your wife's boobs getting saggy will make you freak out for a week or two at first but you will get used to them and stop being bothered by it Still waiting for my balls to hang down to my knees though.
@treysonmcgrady47502 жыл бұрын
@@danielbrown97 I’m just hoping that’s far enough in the future that it won’t matter, like 50+. But it would be cool to be the old man rocking hair to his knees.
@treysonmcgrady47502 жыл бұрын
@@billhicks8 Lol nah I look dumb with short hair, which is why I grew it out in the first place. My head shape and face shape/features are much more suitable for long hair. I genuinely believe I lose a lot of attractiveness with short hair, so why would I do that to myself, I literally just have to look at old pictures of me as a teen to know it’d be an awful decision. Would also totally wreck any fashion I had going because it tends to be more feminine than most dudes would be comfortable with. I think these ideas are ones that aren’t considered when people just say “Deal with it, it’ll be ok” like no it would alter a lot honestly in a lot of different ways. Those are just two examples. And why does everyone downplay a man’s hair loss but if a woman is losing her hair that’s treated much differently. Like why just because I’m a man does it make it any less awful? I guess because it’s more socially acceptable for men to be bald/balding, but fuck that bro I want my hair lmao
@willcooper80282 жыл бұрын
I totally get this. I’m not losing my hair yet but I am quite often paranoid about it, and there are times when I become completely convinced that I’ve found a change in my hairline or a bald spot and proceed to several hours of moping and crying. However, I always come back to the conclusion that my hair doesn’t actually matter. Everyone who I want in my life will still be there once my hair is gone. There are plenty of people I admire who have lost their hair, so there is no reason to believe I’ll become worthless when I lose mine. It really does feel like a the end of me sometimes, but it’s just a matter of letting go of that delusion and holding onto reality: nothing I have accomplished was ever a result of my hair alone.
@supersquare2 жыл бұрын
fucking beautifully said melon
@spaghettieastern882 жыл бұрын
I am a balding 30 year old guy and honestly the best thing I did was buzzcut it. The worst part is noticing you are going bald so when it's buzzed to like a 3 or a 2 you don't notice it. It did wonders for my confidence
@iainronald42172 жыл бұрын
Damn, I wish I'd seen this post, I could've helped this dude out. Growing up, I always knew the day was gonna come when I'd have to go bald. I had uncles on both sides of the family who just couldn't accept that their time with hair was long since over and we all pitied them, I never wanted to be that way. I had a rule in place: when my hairline got too bad, I'd shave it, no regrets. In March of 2020, my dad asked me to send him a selfie because he hadn't seen me in a while. So, I took a selfie and noticed my hair looked like it was painted on. That was it, it took two months to come to terms with but I eventually did.
@queer_dreams_of_soothing_r96412 жыл бұрын
Nuts even
@Brock_Friesenborg2 жыл бұрын
07:54 . HOLD TF UP.
@savagedabsavage8772 жыл бұрын
“If u can’t socialise without the hair, then u don’t deserve it”- iron man probably
@justsomebloke4602 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry to hear of this news.. even sorrier to see it 🥺
@justsomebloke4602 жыл бұрын
na, i hope all melons find peace with their melonness :)
@jackal12 жыл бұрын
Anthony, you aren't bald. You just shaved your head for the video. We all know you have hair.
@shecklesmack95632 жыл бұрын
Yep. Bald and shaved are completely different things
@haywoodjblome47682 жыл бұрын
Might sound weird, but a shaved "normal" head looks completely different from a shaved bald head
@aimanrizal972 жыл бұрын
Whenever someone says you look good bald, they don't take account of tiny hairs still forming your hairline/density.
@Cantpickgoodhandlename2 жыл бұрын
Anthony’s advice about this was exactly what I was thinking. I am a guy with long hair too, and if it was taken away from me I would be sad but not crushed necessarily. I became a lot more outgoing with the hair but I don’t think I would change much. I think the difference between me and this guy is that I credit myself in making these strides and not the hair. My dad has hair loss and I know it’s coming so I’m enjoying it while I have it. This is a great conversation to have. He’s taking care of his fans
@cy9nvs2 жыл бұрын
I'm 24 and I just went full bald last satureday after gradually cutting it shorter and shorter for a couple of years. At some point longer hair will just look odd with a receding hairline and very thin hair on top of the head. Depends on your face and head shape, but generally I'd recommend doing the same. It's much less of a commitment to say "fuck it" and go full bald if you were rocking the buzz cut for a while.
@chex49232 жыл бұрын
You wouldnt have these confidence issues if you had a ridge wallet OP. Besides, who needs a head of hair when you have a ridge wallet full of cash?
@nextlevelnonce88842 жыл бұрын
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@nusoul2 жыл бұрын
Dude fucking Jean Luc Picard was bald and my dude was a G.
@GunnerTheStylist2 жыл бұрын
I say this with respect (since Sir Pat Stew is married), but Jean-Luc can get it.
@destined2pog2 жыл бұрын
I hope this gets played at the palace.
@Frankfurter4202 жыл бұрын
I like that the men chosen to represent the most desirable bald individuals of our society are Pitbull, Shaq, and Johnny Sins
@danielmashanic57382 жыл бұрын
Honestly props to Anthony for making this video, you’re a good dude
@joshknights76062 жыл бұрын
My hairline started receding when I was 15, shaved my hair by the time I was 19 and honestly, it is great. I'm 24 now and just throw my personality out there using my clothes and by just being myself, that's what really matters. Love to the bald kings out there
@arnaspuidokas54642 жыл бұрын
Very similar situation here as well. I cut off my 30 inches of hair a few weeks ago and donated it. Even though I felt like I lost a part of myself, I took comfort in the fact that hanging on and fuckin around with minoxidil would only cause more stress, and that all the change I felt my hair brought to my life is still a part of me that can never be seperated.
@miguelgomes25422 жыл бұрын
4:48 for a moment there he actually understood why we call him melon
@serenity68312 жыл бұрын
Melon is a term of endearment, he will learn to accept it 🍈
@HD-cp1fg Жыл бұрын
I need another channel with Fantano reviewing hair.
@vinylcabasse2 жыл бұрын
that is spot on about having a nice headshape for a bald head. started losing mine in my early 20s, and i'm 38 now; my lumpy ass head could not pull it off so i fought to save it. nizoral shampoo soak every shower, propecia for a few years until it started causing unwanted side effects downstairs, minoxidil every night on the scalp and recently switched to the minoxidil+finasteride topical shit. i never had a great head of hair to begin with but i seem to have been able to hold off any additional loss since
@triplebasic2 жыл бұрын
I think Ol' Fant is forgetting what it's like being 18-22 here. You latch onto wherever you can and make that a thing. For example: I play pool as well as Anthony is bald, and as such that is my personality. As a result I am now married and am a father. I wrote this comment before the video ended. Do you, honey boo. Someone will love you, you just gotta find that person.
@jacobrojas18192 жыл бұрын
Anthony please, chanting "FOLLICLES FOLLICLES FOLLICLES" for 11 minutes straight explains nothing about baldness
@xsoulwreckedx2 жыл бұрын
6:28 Thank you, I needed to hear this.
@saulslugman96632 жыл бұрын
I remember the Supersonic Home review Ant Knee, I will never forget.
@cdrhombus41922 жыл бұрын
Man, good vibes and good advice. I love it.
@TheEPICwannaB2 жыл бұрын
Cap
@zackysac2 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU for calling out the often unsung hero, Johnny Sins. A man of many talents
@NaturallyRapid2 жыл бұрын
25 now, had OG Justin Bieber hair from teenage years, decided to grow my hair our during COVID, got to around 12 inches long, people used to compliment it lots especially when it was long, a lot of girls were jealous. However got cancer and had chemo last year, so got it cut off, donated it and been rocking the bald and very short hair since, not my preferred style but I had no choice, iv grow to like it and many people say it suits me. Nothing wrong with the bald look guys
@prodbyzaqq2 жыл бұрын
Fantano da 🐐 no 🧢
@BlueBeetle19392 жыл бұрын
fantano da coat no gap
@imvinnyq2 жыл бұрын
the melon lore thickens
@BlackPhantomSif2 жыл бұрын
“Baldthony Mantano here” “Best shaped head in the game here”
@jarrettphillips2 жыл бұрын
I was having a very similar experience to the guy in the video, down to our ages, interests, and panic at feeling like my hair was the main component for my social growth. Only recently however did I realize that no matter how many ways I try to brush it or hide it the reality is my hair was just getting thinner and while no one else paid attention to it, the feeling of losing my hair made me feel powerless and desperate. I mainly attribute this to the fear of not being in control of yourself and having that agency stripped from you. But it was only once I accepted that my hair didn’t define me or invalidate my experiences that I decided to just get rid of it. While time may pass and my hair may never grow back the same it doesn’t change your value as a person or make you ugly. It’s just the reality of life that some things will always fall outside of our control, and that’s ok. It’s only once we embrace that truth that we gain the freedom to let go and the ability to change. The next day after I realized this I said “fuck it” and shaved my head into a Mohawk. Now I don’t even think about it. Thank you melon.
@HOTD108_2 жыл бұрын
Not a fan of this person's negative attitude towards people who are introverted. I'm an extrovert myself but being an introvert isn't a bad thing, it's just the way some people are and that's valid. Sounds like this person was always an extrovert who just didn't realise it at first, because if they were an introvert then they wouldn't have been so dissatisfied with how things were.
@dusanstanisic75672 жыл бұрын
those labels are also fucking idiotic in the real world. No one is 100 percent an introvert, or an extrovert. And it also doesn't apply to just partying lol. You can force yourself to go partying but if it doesn't make you happy what's the point. If having a genuine conversation with your close friends is more memorable to you than going somewhere listening to loud music, and trying to meet new people (or get laid whatever), who gives a shit? I get the impression that a) this story just didn't happen and was made up for brownie points because reddit b) this person if true is just a resentful individual who deep down despises people who aren't outgoing (for no apparent reason), like he's basically saying "I was a loser with a couple of close friends, but then I ditched them cause I'm cool now" why? c) this is an incredibly spoiled person. Imagine if he (god forbid) got cancer? If he can't cope (hate this word now) with being bald, sorry dude life surely won't be easy for you.
@ganjalfilv3rde5082 жыл бұрын
Yeah he probably wasnt introverted, just very shy
@TocoBellManger2 жыл бұрын
This literally just sounds like a copy pasta
@nicholasellis45972 жыл бұрын
At the end of the day, Fantano has Peggy repping his side with the track "Bald" off the LP record.
@ericklewis15302 жыл бұрын
Not only is he standing...but nows hes bald? I'll never recover from this.