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That's funny. My low-key conspiracy on CTE (and brain damage more broadly) is that it's actually far more common than anybody really wants to admit.
Around me, nearly everyone has stories about the normal guy who got a little "funny" over time. A lot of them are veterans or guys who work jobs that officially require hard hats but they don't wear them. I can't rule out things like PTSD or late onset schizophrenia. However, when the arty guy who got out of the army and immediately started working as a framer eventually loses the ability to remember what he had for breakfast or pronounce "penance", I can't help but think something somatic is involved.
Not a conspiracy theory (well, sort of).
TBI is shockingly common (especially in the military) and not shockingly...it is very bad for you.
TBIs aren't CTE, but damage to personality, substrate, and function from injuries is a known issue in the military and elsewhere.
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