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Originally Posted by Textcritic
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.
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.
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And do you think most new professionals are adequately informed about the consequences posed by depressions and stress? I can guarantee you they are not. In fact, its frequently joked about internally, as i'm sure injuries are in an NHL locker room as well. Just because you aren't adequately briefed about something in someone else's opinion, doesn't mean that it isn't common knowledge that a risk exists. Saying professional athletes who play a contact sport aren't aware that there may be physical dangers and consequences is rather ridiculous. They may be aware about CTE specifically, but they damn well know they are putting themselves at risk of long term injury.