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Yep, from my barber

The actual “barber paradox” is something else though

Elucidate please.

From Wikipedia:

The barber is the "one who shaves all those, and those only, who do not shave themselves". The question is, does the barber shave himself?[1]

Any answer to this question results in a contradiction:

The barber cannot shave himself, as he only shaves those who do not shave themselves. Thus, if he shaves himself he ceases to be the barber specified.

Conversely, if the barber does not shave himself, then he fits into the group of people who the specified barber would shave, and thus, as that barber, he must shave himself.

Ty. Seems like the crux of the biscuit is in the statement "all those." Otherwise he'd be free to choose not to shave himself.

and lo and behold, my barber has a beard, so no one shaves him.

*sad trumpet*