A retried football player might not call themselves ‘literally brain damaged’, but if they played professionally they very likely are to some extent, and if they were a linebacker it would likely be noticeable in day to day life.
I’m suggesting that claims of whether or not a specific person, including oneself, is ‘brain damaged’ are not possible to assess without actual hard evidence, e.g. MRI scans and so on.
It’s simply not something that even a highly motivated passing reader on LW could ever credibly determine, and it’s unlikely Firrin would want to share that kind of information in any case.
If Firrin turns out to literally be a retired football player, or had suffered shell shock in military service, etc., then I guess I would be suggesting that in retrospect, and would have phrased it differently, but I didn’t consider that this morning.
A retried football player might not call themselves ‘literally brain damaged’, but if they played professionally they very likely are to some extent, and if they were a linebacker it would likely be noticeable in day to day life.
I’m confused by what is meant by this comment. Are you suggesting that Firinn has brain damage?
I’m suggesting that claims of whether or not a specific person, including oneself, is ‘brain damaged’ are not possible to assess without actual hard evidence, e.g. MRI scans and so on.
It’s simply not something that even a highly motivated passing reader on LW could ever credibly determine, and it’s unlikely Firrin would want to share that kind of information in any case.
If Firrin turns out to literally be a retired football player, or had suffered shell shock in military service, etc., then I guess I would be suggesting that in retrospect, and would have phrased it differently, but I didn’t consider that this morning.