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It's human nature to feel good about themselves by doing certain "altruistic" things. Make no mistake the donor benefits more than the recipient.
by kushan2020 3y ago
It's human nature to feel good about themselves by doing certain "altruistic" things. Make no mistake the donor benefits more than the recipient.
- mquander 3y ago> So in total, a donation produces about 10-20 extra quality-adjusted life years. How much would you say the donor benefits?
- aidenn0 3y agoIt depends on the QoL improvement factor you assign to self-satisfaction I suppose? Just multiply that by the expected number of years left in their life.
- Crimson_Wool 3y agoDamn, moral self-righteousness must be better than fuckin' heroin, shocking more people aren't out here donating kidneys given that.
- aidenn0 3y agoYeah, I'd cap that factor at 1% (and it's probably less) which would mean you'd have to live 100+ years to get more out of it than the recipients.
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- mitthrowaway2 3y agoYou almost make it sound like a bad deal for the recipient.
- Suzuran 3y agoSpeaking as a kidney transplant recipient it is most certainly not a walk in the park. I mean that literally; I cannot walk in the park without taking precautions against covid/influenza and my increased risk of skin cancer...
- the_shivers 3y agoSounds like a win-win then.