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by higherpurpose
3976 days ago
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The problem is that if health-destroying "performance enhancers" start to be seen as "acceptable" in sports, most performers will feel obligated to take them if they want to continue their careers, even if they'd normally wouldn't want to do that. It's kind of how if everyone is allowed to cheat to pass an exam, the ones that don't want to cheat (even if the exam is so hard that they could fail) would be seen as fools (and arguably would be fools for taking the chance to lose the exam by not cheating). |
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This might be less true in any field that the exam (or knowledge tested, even) is useful after the fact. Athletes who win due to doping generally have "a career" in chatshows, commentary, etc (Armstrong shows that this can happen even when caught). Alternatively, you have the folk who cheat at exams for certifications and pad resumes with paper-thin experience. It might be foolish to take the time with the learning process, but the end-result is quite different.