My job has made me into a TBI truther. Brain injuries are devastating to cognition, self-regulation, and a bevy of other health outcomes. It's linked to a zillion bad social outcomes.
Forget about every other factor that determines human development outcomes: forget about genes, IQ, pollution, whatever. All of that shit is easily washed out by one good fall off of a bike. But unlike genes, we can actually do something about protecting brains.
@cosmiccitizen so: wear a bicycle helmet everywhere?
@niplav I think that a better intervention is reducing routine car-miles. People should understand it's a matter of personal and social de-risking to move their residences, work, and regular appointments closer together and combining car trips.
@cosmiccitizen this was part pf LW discourse in the early 2010s, people argued for wearing a bicycle helmet in the car
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