>>31422605Because they're misled by their own poor interpretation of "manly" culture that dictates your average attractive man must grow a beard.
What this culture means is that already attractive, "rougher" looking males should cultivate complete, properly-grown, healthy facial hair ranging from stubble to carefully overgrown.
However, your average socially-inept autist who'd own a Pokemon + Weed hoodie would take this as "if I grow my beard out in any way whatsoever, I'll be a cool, rough-looking male".
They have it perfectly backwards.
