It certainly was not my intention to belittle the seriousness of clinical depression, but it remains a preposterous analogy to draw upon in an effort to argue that people in any profession should be allowed to continue to subject themselves to sustaining permanent, serious brain damage.
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Originally Posted by TheAlpineOracle
...So again, where does it stop? Both examples are professionals getting paid to do a job. Both do a job that they are aware can have consequences (be it physical or mental).
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Again, I am not convinced that even now most professional athletes are adequately informed about the serious dangers and consequences posed by CTE. Further to the point, there are some behaviours and activities that are simply too dangerous and life threatening to even allow for consenting adults to choose for themselves. Opioids and narcotics are very strictly regulated for this reason.