I (19M) started losing my hair in high school, and missed out on the sort of dating "experience" that everyone else gains during their teens that lays the basis for later because of it. I've had to keep my head completely shaved since 16.
I accept the fact that lacking such a "normal" trait at such an age cuts down your chances, I understand that rejection is normal, that some people are just dicks, yada yada yada, but I've just about lost the motivation to try at this point.
Your "common space" disappears after you graduate, so I'd reluctantly try occasionally making talk with a girl in places I'd already be – book shops, record stores, etc. Lots of "Eww"s and "There's NO way you're 18/19"s.
Enough of that convinced me to give the apps their fair chance – unpopular idea, I know. I guess I thought that those uninterested would keep their thoughts to themselves, as with an app, you can choose to simply not interact with someone you don't want to. I was thrilled the first time I got a message, only to open it and see "Are you sure you're not 40?" It was the same as before. The insults. The jokes. I don't get it. It's so easy to have a base level of kindness. I've had maybe 1 normal interaction out of more than I can count, and that was with a woman who was much older than I thought, which might explain why she wasn't shocked and mean in response.
I'm just losing any will to put myself up for more humiliation. Yeah, "dating sucks for everybody, put up with it", I get that, but this is something else. I'm sure this isn't exclusive to me, and I'd hope some people have words of advice, because I'm getting tired.