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Giving blood is one of those easy and rewarding actions that you can do without expecting anything in return. Going voluntarily through a small inconvenience ju
by jmorenoamor 2y ago
Giving blood is one of those easy and rewarding actions that you can do without expecting anything in return. Going voluntarily through a small inconvenience just to give something others need, and doing it without any market involved, money, points, karma, rewards, is a nice human experience to me. Maybe that's just my compensation, but the point is, try it, do it, enjoy the act of helping for free.
- didgeoridoo 2y agoNot to undermine the selflessness aspect, but there is some evidence that regular blood donation is actually healthy — especially I believe for men, who tend to have higher blood pressure and higher levels of iron, both of which are alleviated through whole blood or red cell donation.
- Scaevolus 2y agoI understand why blood donations cannot be paid, but it was hard for me to square away donating blood that the banks sell for hundreds of dollars. A blood test revealed concerningly high iron numbers (I'm a carrier for hemochromatosis). It's treatable by regular bloodletting, so actually it's free healthcare!
- BizarroLand 2y agoLast time I gave blood, about 6 weeks later I received a letter in the mail saying I had Hepatitis B. As a poor, semi-homeless late teenager that scared the shit out of me. I called and called trying to get answers as to how that could have happened, but they couldn't tell me. A month later, I received a follow up letter saying that I had been accidentally misclassified along with hundreds of other people and that I didn't have Hepatitis B. However, I have been banned from donating blood until I pay for a test to prove that I don't have hepatitis B.