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No doubt it's a fascinating topic. And I'll be the first to admit that I have a very libertarian, instantaneous, knee jerk reaction to any nanny state regulation meant to protect people from themselves.
Nobody makes someone take the field in football or the steering wheel in a NASCAR ride Nobody is being forced to enter the ring to fight another man to submission or jump on the back of of a bull to try and ride it for 8 seconds before it bucks him off and tries to gore or stamp him. Nobody makes an X-games junky do handstands on a motorcycle going 50 MPH, 30 feet in the air. They choose to do it for a lot of reasons - adrenaline, fame, glory and - yes - money.
You don't want to watch? Don't watch. But don't sneer at those that do. That kind of attitude will always get a reaction out of me, regardless of the source.