Reshared post from +Jeremy Hodges
Theories about beards are growing daily. Facial fur has made such a comeback that some men, according to a recent report in the New York Post, are resorting to facial-hair transplants (cost: $8,500 U.S.). Of course, some observers see the beard simply as a natural backswing to the recent metrosexual phase, which saw men wax and tan and primp as much as women. But others assign it more meaning.
What a beard really says about a man
For one techie, business boomed when he Photoshopped a beard onto his photo. Some manly wannabes are reportedly paying big bucks for facial-hair transplants. Once upon a time, hirsuteness equalled laziness. But in the Girls era, beards are chick magnets, guru markers and male baby bumps
But I will gladly exploit.
I read that having a beard increases the chance of being hired for an IT job.
Looking at the males in the IT group here at my office, we have: 2 beards, 2 mustaches, 2 clean-shaven. We also have five women. So … not so much true here.
I keep mine because I hate shaving and without it I don't have a chin. I let it grow out for a few months and then I shave it down with a weed whacker to start the cycle of life anew.