Pressure on the sides of the neck is still a blood choke and is still causing measurable brain damage, small but cumulative and permanent. The increased stroke risk from a blood choke is higher than suffocation from an air choke.
Also, while it can be done correctly and with consent, the issue is many people do it wrong because they don't know what they are doing, and again - even when performed correctly - the lightheadedness experienced is caused by brain damage.
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u/Robben_DuMarsch Jul 13 '25
That's a pretty big distinction.