[kushan2020]

It's human nature to feel good about themselves by doing certain "altruistic" things. Make no mistake the donor benefits more than the recipient.

[mitthrowaway2]

You almost make it sound like a bad deal for the recipient.

[Suzuran]

Speaking as a kidney transplant recipient it is most certainly not a walk in the park. I mean that literally; I cannot walk in the park without taking precautions against covid/influenza and my increased risk of skin cancer...

[the_shivers]

Sounds like a win-win then.

[mquander]

> So in total, a donation produces about 10-20 extra quality-adjusted life years.

How much would you say the donor benefits?

[aidenn0]

It depends on the QoL improvement factor you assign to self-satisfaction I suppose? Just multiply that by the expected number of years left in their life.

[Crimson_Wool]

Damn, moral self-righteousness must be better than fuckin' heroin, shocking more people aren't out here donating kidneys given that.

[aidenn0]

Yeah, I'd cap that factor at 1% (and it's probably less) which would mean you'd have to live 100+ years to get more out of it than the recipients.