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People were quicker to violence in the Wild West days because everyone was struggling with the effects of cumulative CTE brought on by brain-rattling horse-based transport on roadless surfaces (lemmy.world)
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A single mildly bumpy ride won't turn you into an NFL domestic abuser, but over the course of 20+ years? And if you were on horses or in rickety carts from the time you were a squishy infant? Boom, curdled grey matter.

No horses = no war, no murder, just pure enlightenment and peace on Earth.

Beware the horse 👀

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[–] teft@lemmy.world 44 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How rough do you think riding a horse is?

You aren’t going to get CTE unless you’re falling off the thing. Horse riding is a pretty gentle event even when at a full gallop.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Betcha you could do it this way.

/j

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What's the context of this?