organ transplant is a systemic problem and by donating you are helping kickstart a trend that fixes the system. However, having more kidney donors, while a boost in overall QALY equivalent to donating a few thousand dollars, is more than likely to harm people who need kidney transplants in the long run.
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By addressing the organ transplant problem now, you are actively diminishing the pool of money and the pool of candidates for teams working to improve organ transplants.
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