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> would not find it fun to watch a biological demolition derby

I guess I'm having trouble differentiating this from e.g. the NFL.

The difference is that the nfl is somewhat regulated. So this would be significantly worse for the humans involved.

I doubt that swimming competitions with PEDs would be worse than the NFL.

Swimming is not often a contact sport, so it's not really an apples to apples comparison.

Nor does one find American football in the Olympics, hence the comparison.

I don't watch football (or boxing) either, for the same reason. It's not fun watching men gradually destroying their brains.

I'm sure the athletes will be handsomely compensated for any damage occurring. Because that works so well in wrestling and elsewhere. /s

Wrestling? You mean the show bizz variant?

Yes. I was referring to stories like these https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8164026 (not the actual one I read, but can't find it right now).

It's about powerful owners exerting pressure on performers at the expense of their health.

When you put it like that, honestly, it sounds pretty epic....