My treat is lecturing others on why their treat consumption is bad. And cocaine, I really really love cocaine.

    • buh [any]
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      5 months ago

      make them play with sharp, spiky pads

        • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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          5 months ago

          Yes, but if people died so frequently bartending that they needed safety equipment, it would be silly to say that removing the safety equipment would result in safer bar tending practices.

          We already have data on what happens when football players don't have helmets; head injuries so severe they literally die.

            • alcoholicorn [comrade/them, doe/deer]
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              5 months ago

              IDK. Require a warning, read live by someone with severe CTE, before broadcasts?

              Maybe there's a mechanical solution, such as helmets that track how much trauma someone experiences between practice and games, kinda like the "lifetime radiation exposure" concept.

    • FishLake@lemmygrad.ml
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      5 months ago

      CTE happens in sports without pads, like soccer and rugby. However, Im assuming it’s worse in American football.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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        5 months ago

        From what i understand they found that pads and helmets meant guys could hit each other harder and more often, which lead to more minor cte/tbi events that accumulate over time.

      • JohnBrownNote [comrade/them, des/pair]
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        5 months ago

        you typically don't full-tilt headbutt another 250 pound guy in those sports.

        it's not that injuries happen at all, it's the rate, severity, and long-time coverup.

    • goatmeal [none/use name]
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      5 months ago

      Rugby is safer for that reason. Players learn the helmet can be a weapon so then the rules committee had to ban that.