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kaas? kidneys as a subscription service /s ? choose your toxins

• merb 2y ago
  I like the idea. „Hey I have a life treating condition and it might help if x is filtered out in my kidney, is that possible? Of course that will make an additional 5€/month , but since we would loose one of our valued customers we will give you 30% of for the first six months“ Somebody know some bio engineers, I’m hiring.
  • mmsc 2y ago
    This is the basis of the book "The Repossession Mambo" [0] and the (slightly less good) film "Repo Men" [1]. They're about what happens when you can no longer pay for your artificial body parts (the repo man comes and reclaims their property). 0: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6283942-the-repossession-mambo https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6283942-the-repossession... 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Men https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo_Men
    • zxexz 2y ago
      Also, the plot of the wonderful 2008 rock opera, “Repo! The Genetic Opera”. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo!_The_Genetic_Opera https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repo!_The_Genetic_Opera
• toast0 2y ago
  Dialysis is kidney as a service.