I agree there Max...
Had a mate I have known for years started to thin out around 21, of course we all took the [censored] as you do at that age but he always gave as good as he got ...... after a few months of that ribbing he tried to end it.. we never realised how much it effected this guy as it never appeared to upset him in that way.
I myself started losing it many years ago but my hair has always been short and although I certainly dont have the looks being a baldy really doesnt bother me but Ican now understand how it effects others.
I found out an interesting fact a few years back which I believe to be true... I had always assumed that as my Dad was bald I too would be bald but apparently the rule of thumb is the opposite to what you might think.
If your Mums dad was bald then so will you be, the baldness gene is carried by the female to the next generation not the male !!! Thankfully my wifes dad had a full head on hair till the day he went and my son has exactly his hair in terms of forehead line and crowns etc.. thankfully
The only cure, if you can call it that, that I know of is transplant. I know as well that your hair doesnt fall out ....all your hair folicules are still there in your head, the gene that makes you bald just makes those follicules forget to grow!!!