Got it. I was responding to the comments, which are mostly complaining about plasma being paid for.
The issue of someone selling plasma specifically to pay rent is obviously worse, but at least they get paid. No compensation at all for donating for-profit blood to “charities”, which is way crazier and exploitative.
Boy Boy made a great video about this. A lot of the blood is actually going towards silicon valley tech billionaires who think other peoples blood can cure aging. Companys also sell the blood at a profit so it’s not like they’re actually better than the red cross who give the blood to actual hospitals. There is a reason we don’t allow people to sell their organs. Giving too much plasma can be dangerous. It shouldn’t be any different.
In germany there is a limit how often you can donate. I think that is something that every country should implement. If you can only donate 5 times a year there is no real medical problem with doing it.
So you’re saying it’s better that you donate plasma to companies that sell it to silicon valley bros at the highest bidder than donating for free to the red cross and having it going to a hospital?
Thank you! I envy your imagination though in thinking that the red cross can donate the blood plasma to hospitals while also paying the donors a bunch of money. Seems like it would cut into the other important work the red cross does just so they can compete with for profit companies that sell the plasma to the highest bidder where it goes to tech companies wasting it on fake anti-aging cures. But what do I know.
The red cross doesn’t “donate” blood; volunteers donate blood to the red cross, who sells that donated blood to hospitals for hundreds of dollars a unit.
The red cross takes in nearly 2 billion dollars annually from donated blood in what is not called “profit” because the red cross is classified as a “nonprofit” who sells donated blood.
In fact, they’re so good at being a nonprofit that they make hundreds of millions of dollars more every year selling donated blood than they use for those services, since 90% of their workforce is unpaid volunteers.
Where do those extra hundreds of millions go every year? Idk, the Senate committee couldn’t really figure that one out.
The red cross is so non-profit that their CEO makes 650k a year(I’ll volunteer for that role!).
Good for them. What a financially successful and exceptionally wealthy non-profit.
I got money for donating plasma. It was cool.
Lots of people need plasma.
I don’t think this is as hellish as everyone is pretending, this is straightforward supply and demand.
Red cross is way worse, since they ask for donations, sell blood at a profit and don’t disburse any compensation to their volunteers.
The point isn’t that you’re paid for plasma, it’s that you have to sell plasma to pay rent.
Got it. I was responding to the comments, which are mostly complaining about plasma being paid for.
The issue of someone selling plasma specifically to pay rent is obviously worse, but at least they get paid. No compensation at all for donating for-profit blood to “charities”, which is way crazier and exploitative.
Boy Boy made a great video about this. A lot of the blood is actually going towards silicon valley tech billionaires who think other peoples blood can cure aging. Companys also sell the blood at a profit so it’s not like they’re actually better than the red cross who give the blood to actual hospitals. There is a reason we don’t allow people to sell their organs. Giving too much plasma can be dangerous. It shouldn’t be any different.
In germany there is a limit how often you can donate. I think that is something that every country should implement. If you can only donate 5 times a year there is no real medical problem with doing it.
If you’re donating valuable anything to a for-profit organization, you should be compensated.
So you’re saying it’s better that you donate plasma to companies that sell it to silicon valley bros at the highest bidder than donating for free to the red cross and having it going to a hospital?
Nope. Nice imagination, though
Thank you! I envy your imagination though in thinking that the red cross can donate the blood plasma to hospitals while also paying the donors a bunch of money. Seems like it would cut into the other important work the red cross does just so they can compete with for profit companies that sell the plasma to the highest bidder where it goes to tech companies wasting it on fake anti-aging cures. But what do I know.
Not much about the red cross.
The red cross doesn’t “donate” blood; volunteers donate blood to the red cross, who sells that donated blood to hospitals for hundreds of dollars a unit.
The red cross takes in nearly 2 billion dollars annually from donated blood in what is not called “profit” because the red cross is classified as a “nonprofit” who sells donated blood.
The fees the red cross charges is the costs related to the blood collection. It’s a non-profit organisation.
Super non-profit. Totally.
In fact, they’re so good at being a nonprofit that they make hundreds of millions of dollars more every year selling donated blood than they use for those services, since 90% of their workforce is unpaid volunteers.
Where do those extra hundreds of millions go every year? Idk, the Senate committee couldn’t really figure that one out.
The red cross is so non-profit that their CEO makes 650k a year(I’ll volunteer for that role!).
Good for them. What a financially successful and exceptionally wealthy non-profit.