I can anecdotally confirm that on my legs, at least - I’ve been using an epilator for a while and there is not nearly as much hair on them now. I still have to use it but if I get lazy (like during the winter) and let it go for weeks, I can see that obviously the hair is a lot more sparse than it once was.
I used to shave my eyebrows, then paint crazy stuff in various colors where they used to be (in my goth/punk phase). It was Not Attractive. But undeniably fun for the reactions of others. Also, very itchy when they grew back, and hard to manage in the intermediate phase.
On follicle damage: I have a patchy spot in my right eyebrow where I accidentally and consistently overwaxed. It’s mostly grown in now, but it’s a little spare. I have to color it in with eyebrow powder or it looks a little scant compared to the left one. I’ve also had some trouble areas on my legs (i.e., really really hairy) that I waxed a few times in a rather barbaric and merciless fashion to facilitate this damage (it was effective). So be careful with depilating - it’s sometimes permanent.
I think you and a few other people need to step away from the razor and take up Sudoku or knitting. 
People around here seem to have a serious preoccupation with hair removal.
Jim, that picture cracked me up!! My son lost a football bet and shaved his eyebrows and it took me about 5 minutes of staring at him to realize exactly what was wrong with his face. Every time I looked at him it cracked me up and pissed me off at the same time. He looked so damn goofy.
I think it’s because it’s entertaining and yet, it (usually) comes back. I recall WILLASS’ ball-waxing thread with far too much fondness.
I bet you will look just like Whoopie Goldberg!
Awww. What if we chant some more?
DO IT! DO IT! DO IT!
I’ve thought about going the Egyptian priest route and shaving all the hair off my body, but have never done it.
…which would feel completely marvelous for about the first 10 minutes. After the hair began to grow back, you would be craving some serious drugs to take the edge off of the itchfest. Now if we could find a way to effectively remove unwanted hair and then change our minds without the middle part, life would be good.
Hair on private bits isn’t an emblem of your masculinity? :dubious: 
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No, no. You have to pluck the hairs. That would keep even a not very hairy person occupied for a good long time.
Hey, I’m not that interested in replicating everything they did!
I suppose Geldof is a better inspiration than King Kong Bundy…
No one ever wants to humor me.
If you knew how furry I was between the waist and the knees, you’d understand why plucking is not an option in my case.
Well, see, I didn’t know that.
Although now I’m getting this weird mental picture of a guy who’s Sasquatch-like from the waist down.