Ask HN: Is shaving a sign of discipline?

by notlikethereston 8/8/2017, 4:24 AMwith 4 comments

Sorry, so much political and social outrage I feel like it's September 2016. Anyway, to my question:

Does someone who shave daily show more discipline than someone who grows a beard? It takes a daily effort to keep a clean shaven face. Could there be a growing unconscious bias towards those with shaven faces that give an impression of discipline and "togetherness"? Thoughts?

by sna1lon 8/8/2017, 4:39 AM

This gave me a really good laugh. By that logic, a completely hairless person would be the most disciplined :)

by WheelsAtLargeon 8/8/2017, 8:38 AM

Shaving becomes a habit after while so it requires little discipline. I would go as far as to say the braking the habit of not shaving requires discipline.

by SamReidHugheson 8/8/2017, 10:24 PM

For me, times when I shave are times that I have better self-discipline.