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Why don’t we allow printers in a painter competition?

Why don’t we allow scooters in 100m sprints in track and field events?

Over 100 metres, a typical athlete can probably run faster than they could scoot.

true but even if we allowed scooters, if top sports athletes don't have to wreck their bodies before their 30th, what's the point

You wouldn’t use a typical scooter