I was awarded my 3 gallon award today for blood donations.

https://lemmy.world/post/15411243

I was awarded my 3 gallon award today for blood donations. - Lemmy.World

I am truly honored. I hope every blood donation I gave was able to help save a life. I always wonder about how the recipients are doing, and what circumstances led them to need a life saving blood transfusion. The blood bank keeps all of that private for security reasons, of course, along with the name of the donors who donate. I just hope it all helped.

I would have wondered if in the USA since you don’t have free healthcare surely they should pay you for your blood ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Hell no. It’s always made illegal to be paid for it, which has some ethical reasons, but also it ensures people can’t bargain and keeps costs down. Average people are only allowed to get fucked by the system. They aren’t allowed to benefit from it.
I have a friend who gets paid for their blood it definitely isn’t illegal in every state