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In the context of formal tournaments, people would likely be more accepting if there were separate competition classes.
by _rpd 10y ago
In the context of formal tournaments, people would likely be more accepting if there were separate competition classes.
- mistercow 10y agoThat would be a huge step in the right direction. I actually think we should do the same thing for athletic competitions.
- lfowles 10y agoI'm not sure professional athletes need more encouragement to ruin their bodies for our entertainment...
- dgfgfdagasdfgfa 10y agoI think they do, if it means they can pursue their goals without threat of having their life's work destroyed. I, for one, find the idea of doping and how to get around anti-doping schemes to be far more interesting than the pursuit of some arbitrary standard of excellent-but-didn't-cheat. Like blood doping is so different from things that are legal, like living in Denver!
- John23832 10y agoI get what you're saying, but people would still use performance enhancers in the "clean" classes. People cheat for the sake of winning.
- mistercow 10y agoProbably, but that's not the problem we're trying to solve. I don't care about the clean division, but it's fine that some people do. If you add a "doping" allowed division, the clean division is no worse off than it is now. It might be better, or it might not. But that's a secondary goal if anything.