If you're a pretty boy, going bald will be a KO. Masculine, rugged type faces wear it better, but even they take a huge hit. There are many, many things worse than baldness in life, but the fact that people continue to deny that it makes a significant, negative difference to life quality, is anathema to me. The logic is obvious and easy to follow. (1) looks have a big impact on your quality of life, (2) baldness drastically negatively effects a person's look, therefore (3) baldness has a severe, negative impact on quality of life.