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It was pretty straightforward for me. I read this blog post [0], and one specific section stood out to me:

> In polls, 25 - 50% of Americans say they would donate a kidney to a stranger in need. > > This sentence fascinates me because of the hanging “would”. Would, if what? A natural reading is “would if someone needs it”. But there are 100,000 strangers on the waiting list for kidney transplants.

I fell into the category of people who would say yes, so I took action. It's a bit scary, but the outcomes look very good for donors. It's a very low risk (extremely low chance of death or major complication) for a very high reward (very likely give someone else years of life without relying on dialysis).

[0]: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/my-left-kidney




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