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by aeturnum 971 days ago
> People are completely fine with the brain damage caused by sports like (US) football

This is totally untrue.

Football is currently in decline, with the greatest drop in youth participation[1]. A major factor seems to be the NFL's inability to keep the stories of brain damage quiet. These things take time but I think there's a good chance the brain damage is going to kill football as a popular sport.

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerpielke/2020/01/28/the-decl...