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> No, they don't. Yes, they do. Again: the total number of organ transplants in the US is 40 000 per year. For a population of 330 million people > But I'm v

> No, they don't. Yes, they do. Again: the total number of organ transplants in the US is 40 000 per year. For a population of 330 million people > But I'm very well aware that no one actually cares to hear my point of view. What is your point of view? Is it this: "I just think this is a procedure that gets a lot of hype and it takes away from us pursuing something that might be better overall"? This is patently false because we spend significantly more effort on "something that's better overall": anything from preventive medicine to non-invasive treatments to ... To give you my first hand experience: I had a non-malignant tumor removed from the esophagus 10 years ago. Even 20 years ago the way to do it was by cutting you up from the side, with 20% mortality rate. Now it's done in 15 minutes through a tube, with a check up a week later. But if we trust your experience, nothing is done to do better, everything is diverted to organ transplants.

DoreenMichele 4y ago
everything is diverted to organ transplants. That's not what I said at all.
- dcow 4y ago
  s/everything/manything Would you at least like to qualify your first hand experience, then? Two people now are telling you they care about your perspective. I'm curious as well because it differs significantly from mine, too.
  - DoreenMichele 4y ago
    No, I don't care to discuss this further. There has been a ridiculous pile on. People are quite hostile, not "curious", and I don't see any reason to believe that trying to discuss my firsthand experience in this discussion will be in any way productive. I'm trying to step away from the discussion because I don't believe any good can possibly come from engaging with such a hostile atmosphere.
    - dmitriid 4y ago
      > No, I don't care to discuss this further. You never discussed anything to begin with. You had several statements with zero intent to support them. Including this: --- start quote --- > There is much more energy spent on protecting peoples organs (the ones they were born with) than on replacing organs. That's the narrative the world would like to believe for various reasons, but it doesn't fit my firsthand experience at all. --- end quote --- The reason the people "piled on" (that is, exactly two people replied) is that this doesn't match other people's firsthand experiences, and doesn't correlate with any available stat and metric.

DoreenMichele 4y ago

everything is diverted to organ transplants. That's not what I said at all.

dcow 4y ago
s/everything/manything Would you at least like to qualify your first hand experience, then? Two people now are telling you they care about your perspective. I'm curious as well because it differs significantly from mine, too.
- DoreenMichele 4y ago
  No, I don't care to discuss this further. There has been a ridiculous pile on. People are quite hostile, not "curious", and I don't see any reason to believe that trying to discuss my firsthand experience in this discussion will be in any way productive. I'm trying to step away from the discussion because I don't believe any good can possibly come from engaging with such a hostile atmosphere.
  - dmitriid 4y ago
    > No, I don't care to discuss this further. You never discussed anything to begin with. You had several statements with zero intent to support them. Including this: --- start quote --- > There is much more energy spent on protecting peoples organs (the ones they were born with) than on replacing organs. That's the narrative the world would like to believe for various reasons, but it doesn't fit my firsthand experience at all. --- end quote --- The reason the people "piled on" (that is, exactly two people replied) is that this doesn't match other people's firsthand experiences, and doesn't correlate with any available stat and metric.