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Anyone else see the irony of a community fighting to save a person's life, while ignoring all the other "faceless" sufferers, when the life that they're fightin

by daenz 15y ago

Anyone else see the irony of a community fighting to save a person's life, while ignoring all the other "faceless" sufferers, when the life that they're fighting for probably depends on the good will of a "faceless", anonymous person? Serious question.

nyellin 15y ago
By getting tested you increase the chances that everyone finds a match, not just Amit.
homosaur 15y ago
I'm not sure you know what "irony" means.
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- daenz 15y ago
  Sad time when HN doesn't downvote your non-contributing comment out of spite for my comment.
khafra 15y ago
Since donors, once added to the database, can save anyone in need who's a match, it doesn't affect the outcome whether HNers join to save Gupta or a faceless stranger. I guess what's upsetting you is that a community member makes people care enough to get involved, while faceless strangers don't make us care enough to get involved. This seems like the sort of position people realize is incoherent and unsustainable, once they analyze it.