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>Shaving was a part of our lives for dozens of centuries.
No it wasn't. Only a handful of the elites shaved their beards to larp as the Romans, who in turn wanted larp as Alexander the Great who was a beardlet 16 year old twink when he started his conquest and continued to be a beardlet twink until he died at the age of 32.
The clean shaving fashion started after WW2 among the masses. Before the World Wars most men grew their beards out, because they had no reason to shave, since and beards and mustaches were always seen as a sign of masculinity. But during the world wars men had to shave their facial hair off or else they couldn't wear gas masks. The trend then stuck around even after WW2 because men got used to the look, and especially because of the Hollywood actors from the 40s and 50s. Everyone wanted to look "classically handsome" like them.
