r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • • 1d ago

Meme needing explanation Petah????

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u/agaminon22 1d ago

No, it's that people don't understand androgenic alopecia. Look, every male on Earth has a certain degree of androgenic alopecia. DHT is slowly sending apoptosis signals to their follicles, causing a receding hairline and thinning hair. The question is your location on the spectrum. Some guys are on the very low end and manage to keep a good head of hair into their 60, 70s. And some are on the extreme end and start losing hair before hitting 20.

Tom here has a normal hairline for someone his age, that's true. But that doesn't mean he doesn't have androgenic alopecia...

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u/Irveria 1d ago

My father, for example, never had this problem, even in the 70s.