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Re:Chess boxing by sneak on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @04:28AM (#17080836)
Even without the long-term damage associated with CTE, there is limited intellectual value to any sport that involves hitting others in the head.
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Re:Chess boxing by MikkoFinell on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @04:34AM (#17080861)
What do you mean by "intellectual value"?

I find it interesting to watch combat sports, because it's like an experiment in human physique and psychology that reveals of what kind of self defense is actually effective and how humans function under extreme conditions. For me, that is valuable even if I never got in a fight for the rest of my life.

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Re:Chess boxing by pc86 on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:45AM (#17081353)
God forbid someone not spend their life minmaxing for "intellectual value" (whatever that means).
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Re:Chess boxing by montalbano on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @07:21AM (#17081494)
Without going to boxing I never would have developed the discipline and endurance necessary for my university degree. How's that for intellectual value?
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Re:Chess boxing by omginternets on Thursday May 17, 2018 @07:11AM (#17090315)
Likewise (MMA in my case).

Learning to fight generalizes beyond actual fighting.

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Re:Chess boxing by omginternets on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @06:13AM (#17081222)
There is such thing as value that is non-intellectual.
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