Why do men let themselves bald?

Out of curiosity, why do some men wait until they are in quite an advanced stage of male pattern baldness before they decide to do anything about it? Do you think it’s primarily down to fear over conventional treatments (e.g. finasteride side-effects), or do you think it’s just a failure to be proactive and not dealing with the problem until it’s staring them in the face? I’m of the opinion that the most effective way to combat male pattern baldness is to get on finasteride at the earliest sign of recession or diffuse thinning, but this doesn’t seem to be all that common.

This is a great question. Men exercise denial much of the time with their hair. That denial sometimes lasts into old age, as seen by combovers (https://baldingblog.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=36158&action=edit). We have seen many forms of Combovers, clearly starting early in the balding process. When I initially saw these men, I wondered if they saw what I saw and how ridiculous it looked, but then I realized that they never saw the change over the years. Some young men are more observant and willing to address balding early in their lives. Some men 16-18 may even be overly concerned, But at least they are aware of the possibilities, possibly because someone in their family has advanced balding, and they held this fear early in their life. Today’s facts of life (concerning hair, that is), is that if a man picks it up early, they can ALWAYS slow or stop it, possibly even reverse it. Denial is the enemy here.