Re: Do we really need kidneys? (The ethics of kidneys)
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:41 pm
Ah right, yes probably...
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Do we really need kidneys? (The ethics of kidneys)
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Re: Do we really need kidneys? (The ethics of kidneys)
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:54 pm
Well, I get the criticism of consumer culture and benefits of extreme DIY and value of libertarianism... but yea context would give more details.
Too much time studying internet cult leaders
Too much time studying internet cult leaders
Re: Do we really need kidneys? (The ethics of kidneys)
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:05 pm
This post is just a reframing of the arguments for why pursuing FI is wrong.
-Because one has a moral obligation to work
-Not working for someone else means you're lazy
-Your parents put you in this position so you owe it to them to work.
Jacob's post was a tongue in cheek response, using kidneys as an analogy instead of making a direct response to @pax.
-Because one has a moral obligation to work
-Not working for someone else means you're lazy
-Your parents put you in this position so you owe it to them to work.
Jacob's post was a tongue in cheek response, using kidneys as an analogy instead of making a direct response to @pax.
Re: Do we really need kidneys? (The ethics of kidneys)
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:25 pm
Ah I get it now, yes...we seem to have seen less of this argument over the past decade maybe...
Re: Do we really need kidneys? (The ethics of kidneys)
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:26 pm
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/transpl ... story.html
Due to how the matching works and now with chains of donations, altruistically donating a kidney can help a lot of people.
If you would rather just work a little more for cash donations or volunteer at a fundraiser instead (web of goals replacing cash with time), the National Kidney Foundation does some good work. Similarly from a web of goals perspective, volunteering at a hospice (high mortality with kidney disease) is also a really good thing. It is probably more important and harder than money.
Due to how the matching works and now with chains of donations, altruistically donating a kidney can help a lot of people.
If you would rather just work a little more for cash donations or volunteer at a fundraiser instead (web of goals replacing cash with time), the National Kidney Foundation does some good work. Similarly from a web of goals perspective, volunteering at a hospice (high mortality with kidney disease) is also a really good thing. It is probably more important and harder than money.