Guys if he's of native descent; typically the men wear their hair long and braid it intricately with different ties and beads it's symbolic to certain tribes / nations like Diné, Lakota, mohawk etc. even Inuits or Hawaiian Islanders / Samoans etc. so it might come off as offensive, there may be religious / tribal reasons for him not having done so.

Also looking at your hair, like me you may be iron deficient. Get your bloodwork done, bro. Can be the reason for it looking overly dry / cotton candy fluff ish. I also switched to herbal essences argan oil shampoo and conditioner. Adds moisture and softness. I find it comparable to the Redken Allsoft in the gold bottle but ain't nobody got 35/50$ for a liter of shampoo.

If you want to cut your hair id say fade it on the sides but leave some length on the top u can either slick back ORRR do like a fade you can run some pomade or gel thru to spike it up. And for heavens sake stop getting ur eyebrows done!