Growing a beard while homebound and avoiding coronavirus may seem like a silly choice, but it is an act that has powerful psychological and social effects. In both history and Hollywood, beards stand for toughness, strength, adventurousness and even aggression writes Jacqueline Detwiler.
Source: Forge, March 31, 2020. Link. Men grow quest beards as a way to mark a period of endurance and perseverance, when success can be won or lost on commitment and will.
INSIGHTS: I have worn a beard for 45 of the last 47 years so I can neither confirm nor deny the quest beard reasoning. Although life itself resembles a quest.