Mez Teias

Appearance-based societal norms are meant to differentiate between people who are and are not willing to join certain societies, or how much of a problem they will end up being when they do. Copying someone's dress is saying "I agree with you". The same principle applies to pleasantries and probably male facial hair grooming. The ladder in particular is a way of expressing mastery over the flesh. Certain people submit to exterior grooming requirements when joining or enlisting in certain organizations. This is no different. So, men, the rule is: you can have either a messy hair _or_ a messy beard, but never both.

Yes I posted a reply emoji on my own message . It's because I wrote the message, and then I read the message back to myself, and then I found it funny so I laughed at it... And I hope that you would naturally laugh at my deadpan humor, but sometimes it needs a little assistance. In real life you have body language and facial expression, like a stand-up comic. But in textual mediums you only have emojis and phrasing. (the phrasing part not so much with some of the older generations)