‘It’s gamified’: inside America’s blood plasma donation industry
“I also think a lot of people are being financially coerced to do it and, the way the system is set up, you get paid more per donation for each donation you make. It’s gamified in such a way that people are encouraged to donate quite often and because it is a hidden industry, most Americans haven’t really considered if this is who we want to be.
What fresh hell.
Then again, is it ok to donate blood and be paid to do it? I think in moderate amounts that do not affect the patient adversely is ok. But where do we draw the line and say, “oh this patient is fine even after donating blood over 100 times a year”.
After all, these for-profit blood donation centres are legal.