o7 Amerikkka
I actually donate about twice a week to help pay bills. I agree with people hearing about the practice of blood for money and saying “that doesn’t sound healthy.”. I actually feel awful for 24 hours or more post donation.
It’s also really cool you don’t get saline anymore because the US is out of it. Just a Powerade and goldfish so you don’t pass out driving home
In Australia you actually donate blood, for free, and people still do it.
Granted the material conditions here aren’t quite as bad yet
Blood or plasma? I donate blood when I can because I want to, and it takes a few minutes.
Plasma takes about an hour because the process is more intense and way more uncomfortable
A lot of people do that in the US as well, most people I know have donated blood a couple times for no pay. It’s simpler to donate blood than plasma. Not many people would donate plasma for free so they pay for it, but it is kind of ridiculous that people are desperate to sell their vital fluids.