I've dyed my hair since I was 25. I have no idea how much of it is white now. Early gray runs in my family.
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Kirk had grey hair in his temples in early 2293(TUC), retired and then had no grey in his hair in late 2293(GEN). So either he dyed his hair or got a genetic treatment to look better in retirement or even Trek humans have weird aging processes. 
We're pretty much exactly the same age, IIRC. While my hair is still 90%+ brown, my beard went from no white to 50% white between 30 and 35, and is now 95% white other than my mustache.
My grandparents were gray from the time my mom knew them as kids. I never knew them without white hair. My grandfather also lost most of his hair by 18.
Aging is weird.
This is one of the aspects of S2 I like. It shows how once choice, seemingly insignificant, a crew member on a mission, or a child's decision, can impact a lifetime and the future. While I don't like time travel stories, the themes of Picard S2 were strong and ones that resonated more with me like a TOS episode, rather than forgettable like TNG could be.
My best guess, if I go by the roots and new growth, more than half of my hair is white. I can't really be sure. The rest has dulled in color. I've never grown a beard (the few times I tried, I couldn't get past the "This itches too much!!! I have to get rid of it!!!!!" stage), but I'd say half of that has turned white too.
But circling this back to Worf and Klingons: I'll tell people don't go by the white hair, go by the wrinkles. Worf doesn't look wrinkly. He doesn't look as old as the three TOS Klingons on DS9. So I'd still say he still looks some type of "upper-middle-aged".
And he's only 62 in-universe by Season 3 of PIC whereas Kang, Kor and Koloth are all well over a century old by DS9 and were already mature adults with years of deep space experience under their belts by the time they first appeared on TOS. Worf's appearance lines up with what we'd expect of a Klingon who's probably considered to be barely middle-aged.
Spock is half-human and in his sixties looks WAY older than his 102-year-old father does in TOS. So yeah, different character, different circumstances, different aging process so it's all good.
Amazing they are still interested in Tarantino, as well as Hawley. Feels like they really want the Tarantino movie to happen. If Tarantino can make it work, maybe a wild standalone film – be it TNG, Kelvin or both - is what Trek needs.
And in AGT, Future Picard had a bushy beard. And Future Riker had a beard that wasn’t as white in PIC. Maybe Worf’s hair managed to turn white in the span of a decade.
To do...what, exactly? They have the right tools to make a successful, broadly appealing film. They don't need the sideways Tarantino track to add an R rated Trek film.
Peter Graves!
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Discovery S1 was onto something in having a less safe Star Trek.
Clearly not since the trend is towards safer Trek, familiar elements, characters and stories.
Personally, Tarantino is about as appealing taking on Trek as Wes Craven.
Apologies.Wes isn't going to be available any time soon.
#RIPWesCraven
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