u/Rob_it_is

Barbers mostly cut hair short. Hair salons mostly cut women's hair. Nobody seems to have regular experience cutting men's longer hairstyles.

I am looking for a longer classic layered cut. These styles have become popular recently. In theory, it should be simple to find someone to do this. However, after browsing various portfolios, I have found nobody who regularly makes cuts similar to what I am looking for.

What would be even better is a stylist whom I can consult for their expertise in designing a cut. My hair has been growing out for a year now and needs some planning.

If you have any recommendations, I would be grateful.

Thanks!

Meritocracy breeds hyper-competition. Therefore, instead of focusing on doing useful, meaningful work, individuals often spend a disproportionate amount of time proving themselves.

You may praise competition for its effectiveness on finding competence, but you must also acknowledge that there is a point of diminishing returns, where the extra competence you may squeeze out from more competition, is not worth the extra collective effort needed to take part.

This manifests itself in the education system, which people are spending more time in. While an educated population is a good thing, the education required for certain opportunities is often excessive.

After a thorough education, job seekers then have to endure several rounds of interviews, aptitude tests, etc. (which have limited effectiveness in filtering talent). This extends the job-seeking process by months. The result is people are often well into their adulthood before they ever do anything meaningful—if they ever do.

Sadly, value signalling does not stop once you are hired. It is a prominent and time-consuming part of work culture. Most of us endure the job-seeking process multiple times.

Then there is the other side of the coin: those who assess us. This is also a time-consuming endeavor for those who make the decision for whom to select for a course or job. This decision gets considerably more difficult at scale. At least, this is true if your goal is to select the best candidate(s). Simply choosing people who meet a standard (rather than the best) is more efficient. However, settling for 'good enough' is not what an in-demand institution or employer ever does.

EDIT: Grammar and typos.