PBA: this picture is of rav shneur is in his 20s. At that point, many bochurim do have beards.
If you understand all this, why did you originally say it was shtus and belittle the idea by saying you don’t care about “Daas whatever?”
When did you ever think I was looking for validation? You’re projecting your own imaecurities onto me- all I did was try to prove Halacha can change dude.
You don’t care if people didn’t do it 100 years ago? Popa, that’s how a mesorah is broken. Solovetchik’s whole point is that Judaism was mimetic- that physical examples of tradition DO matter and are instrumental in continuing mensorahs.
You really have a problem with disrespect. Calling Solovetchik’s article “cute” is just rude. And the only reason I quoted it is because this is a definitive article on trends in orthodoxy and chareidi society. It was very well received at the time and is still relevant.
You haven’t quoted academic papers or books to bolster your claims, because none exist. I feel sorrier for you for ignoring history and being a mechutzaf.