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Going to hell? We're already here! (lemmy.world)
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Going to hell? We're already here!

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[–] 0 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

I got money for donating plasma. It was cool.

Lots of people need plasma.

I don't think this is as hellish as everyone is pretending, this is straightforward supply and demand.

Red cross is way worse, since they ask for donations, sell blood at a profit and don't disburse any compensation to their volunteers.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The point isn't that you're paid for plasma, it's that you have to sell plasma to pay rent.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Got it. I was responding to the comments, which are mostly complaining about plasma being paid for.

    The issue of someone selling plasma specifically to pay rent is obviously worse, but at least they get paid. No compensation at all for donating for-profit blood to "charities", which is way crazier and exploitative.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    Boy Boy made a great video about this. A lot of the blood is actually going towards silicon valley tech billionaires who think other peoples blood can cure aging. Companys also sell the blood at a profit so it's not like they're actually better than the red cross who give the blood to actual hospitals. There is a reason we don't allow people to sell their organs. Giving too much plasma can be dangerous. It shouldn't be any different.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If you're donating valuable anything to a for-profit organization, you should be compensated.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    So you're saying it's better that you donate plasma to companies that sell it to silicon valley bros at the highest bidder than donating for free to the red cross and having it going to a hospital?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Nope. Nice imagination, though

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Thank you! I envy your imagination though in thinking that the red cross can donate the blood plasma to hospitals while also paying the donors a bunch of money. Seems like it would cut into the other important work the red cross does just so they can compete with for profit companies that sell the plasma to the highest bidder where it goes to tech companies wasting it on fake anti-aging cures. But what do I know.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Not much about the red cross.

    The red cross doesn't "donate" blood; volunteers donate blood to the red cross, who sells that donated blood to hospitals for hundreds of dollars a unit.

    The red cross takes in nearly 2 billion dollars annually from donated blood in what is not called "profit" because the red cross is classified as a "nonprofit" who sells donated blood.

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