@imahologram
I appreciate what you're saying but its not applicable in all circumstances.
Fine if you're in your absolute prime of youth & seeking perfection, but at some point, that time passes.

I'd love to have the perfect balance of Justin Beiber's hairline, but I'm now officially middle-aged.

Its really tough admitting that and pushing your hairline back & adding recession to be age-appropriate.
It suits me less, but I have to be realistic and do it anyway.
It definitely takes years off me with it more forward, but for the people that know me & my age it would draw too much attention.
It would be too odd to be in a room with my contemporaries going thinner & receding and be the only one with a full head of hair!