Re:Ask HN: is it unusual for hackers to get grey hair, shoul...
by solson on Thursday October 28, 2010 @05:08PM
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From my research, gray hair is genetic, but stress can trigger changes.
I've been a computer geek since I was 7 or 8. I started graying at 16. I'm 41 and my hair is completely white now. I wouldn't worry about it. Your only problem will be how first impressions go. But if you accept yourself as you are, it won't hold you back.
I just cut it really short now.
It's like baldness, it is better to accept it with some dignity than look like an insecure dope with a toupee or a comb-over.
I've been a computer geek since I was 7 or 8. I started graying at 16. I'm 41 and my hair is completely white now. I wouldn't worry about it. Your only problem will be how first impressions go. But if you accept yourself as you are, it won't hold you back.
I just cut it really short now.
It's like baldness, it is better to accept it with some dignity than look like an insecure dope with a toupee or a comb-over.