Kids, Concussions, and Youth Tackle Football

• 1:10:20Tim argues that with football, the real issue is the culture where consequences are extreme—hitting a quarterback with his own helmet gets you suspended for a season.
• 1:11:08He doesn't think kids should play tackle football, noting he started at six, which was too early.
• 1:11:27Tim says no tackle football until middle school, when kids can better evaluate the implications.
• 1:11:47Brain trauma from football is a problem, but the majority of players don't experience it—most end up with fucked-up knees, ankles, and necks instead.
• 1:12:05Brendan Schaub brings up transgender children playing football, asking where Tim stands on the issue.
• 1:12:22Tim sees a real problem when men identifying as women beat up women in sports, especially mixed martial arts.
• 1:12:48He breaks with Rogan and other commentators by saying he doesn't care about trans athletes in most sports.
• 1:13:07Example of a cyclist who had hormone replacement therapy but still has testosterone through the roof, dominating despite medical transition.
• 1:13:30Tim's position: everybody's a freak of nature with unusual advantages, so the trans athlete issue is rarely the deciding factor in competition.
• 1:13:40When asked if the trans issue affects him personally, Tim says it doesn't—he doesn't care.

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