Weedlayer comments on A Cost- Benefit Analysis of Immunizing Healthy Adults Against Influenza - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Weedlayer 12 November 2014 12:49:05AM 1 point [-]

Would that be altruistic value? If I'm not mistaken, the cost of blood donation is generally just time, and the benefit is to other people. I have heard infrequent blood donation might be a health benefit, but I don't know much about that.

Comment author: Metus 12 November 2014 08:53:11AM 3 points [-]

Sure, why not altruistic value? If you consider hospitalisation cost even for users with insurance you can consider altruistic value in blood donation too.

Of course, any topic is fine. I didn't even know I wanted to know this before I read this post.