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It might interest you to know that the position of the brim is thought to indicate certain characteristics of the wearer.
Basically the hat brim serves as a means of enlarging a man’s brow ridges (the part of the skull where the eyebrows are) which represents power or fierceness. (Notice how Neanderthals always look angry, never happy or jovial).
Hat brims worn in the down position in front represent the eyebrows drawn together and lowered i.e. an angry posture, man defending his turf, ready to fight the world, “hey you looking at me.”
Hat brim up indicates “openness” i.e. approach me, I’ve nothing to hide, I want to be your friend. This might be a form of welcoming to others, being “makdim sholem l’kol odom”, a hanhaga tova signifying good midos and kiyum halacha.