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[–] KombatWombat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That situation sucks but something that could get you a bit more money is donating plasma. It's a couple hundred bucks a month if you do it twice a week. It can be done in less than an hour if they aren't busy and you can be on your phone while it's happening.

[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I do think it says something about the American dream that if you want to make ends meet, selling your blood is one of the best options.

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Wait, is this true? Should we do daily bloodletting into the toilet to lose weight? Or are we counting the blood as calories.. since it technically is?

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The only problem is, that it takes your body 1-2 months to rebuild the lost blood cells. So, daily bloodletting will definitely cause weight loss, but probably more permanently than you're intending. ☠️

[–] KombatWombat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

General blood donations do use that delay, but just plasma replenishes much faster. I don't think either is good at making you lose weight. It's basically dehydrating yourself.

[–] brotundspiele@sh.itjust.works 2 points 23 hours ago

Yes, it was a joke, please don't take health advice from memes and don't try to loose weight by donating blood. While it allegedly has some health benefits, your main motivation should be to help people who need the blood.