MASSIVE Dwarven energy. This image is the closest you're going to get to seeing a bunch of children of the mountain sitting in their tavern, discussing their metalworking (hobby cars and bikes) and drinking brews that could atomize a human liver with a single sip.
In the best of NYC tradition, they’re all committing benefits fraud by registering each other with the city as dependants so they all collect $5K/month in SNAP and $2K/month in Cash Assistance. Each. Their loft is rent controlled, and the city pays 100% of rent and utilities. They all have free health insurance, paid by the city of New York.
They also probably run their own men’s skincare line, with names like “Face Mud” and “Beard Grease” as not to offend anyone’s “masculinity”, but it’s actually very fancy and couture with organic, fair-trade ingredients, produced by hand, on their roof.
Maybe they have hair loss and like the way they look with a beard. Everything doesn't have to mean something else. It's not your style obviously, but no need to be judgemental.
You see, the beard not only hides part of my face (which doesn’t hurt), it also provides a visual contrast that without hair on my head is sorely missing. Completely shaven looks like a weird human bowling ball, all smooth and featureless.
I appreciate that you're able to read an opinion and simply provide your own, without being personally offended and feeling a need to assert your perceived moral righteousness.
I wish you the best of luck in finding a bearded bald dude that you like.
I just tend to associate this style with right-wingers at least in my area, so I distance myself a bit.
Personally I think the long beard look is unkempt and a bit of a fad and a bitch to deal with from a functional standpoint; meanwhile it looks like they're about to fly to Afghanistan to join the Taliban. To each their own though.