I wish I was allowed to donate blood. This is a great idea, I hope other countries adopt it.
Why aren't you allowed ?
Men who have sex with men; intravenous drug use; are the two big restrictions that are common.
Blood donors in Sweden get a text message when their blood saves someone's life
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Re: Blood donors in Sweden get a text message when their blood saves someone's life
#12So, how long until someone figures out that they don't actually need to save someone's life to send a text message? And what about using the blood when someone's life is not saved, does that not warrant a text message?
How come the entities using the blood and/or distributing it have access to the phone numbers of the donors?
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#13What a genius idea to raise awareness. This seems like a no-brainer for blood banks, hospitals, public health and so on.
I think it's a terrible idea. That reverse track from specific use of blood to phone number of the source should not even exist.
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#14This could work not just for donating blood, but for pretty much any kind of service.
Imagine if you could see, in real time, how your job affects other people's lives, even in the most mundane way. It would let you see the value of what you do, and give you a reason to do it better.
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#15Earlier quoted context omitted.
Why aren't you allowed ?
it doesn't really matter, does it? I wouldn't ask here, it's not everyone's business. (not that it implies anything specific, it's just not really strangers' business - OP has detailed profile info up. I would ask in private if you really want to know.)
I think he implied that it is for a dumb reason why he isn't allowed, that's why i asked. But yeah, i shouldn't.
Re: Blood donors in Sweden get a text message when their blood saves someone's life
#16Life hacks. On a date in Sweden? Arrange your buddy to send you a text message saying you just saved someone's life. Watch jealousy turn to desire when you get a text message (another girl??), and say, "Oh - I just saved someone's life. See?" I'm just kidding. My real point is that a mailed letter (or email) sounds more appropriate than a text message. But then again maybe not!
Wouldn't work in the US, I find that the social value of having saved someone's life is somewhere between zero and negative, unless that someone belongs to your interlocutor's subculture.
You tell an investor in SF, in passing, "I talked a junkie off the bridge and took her away before the cops showed up, and let her stay at my place for six months until she cleaned up", and they'll think you are mad, not honorable.
(Not a true story; composite of three separate incidents)
Re: Blood donors in Sweden get a text message when their blood saves someone's life
#17So, how long until someone figures out that they don't actually need to save someone's life to send a text message? And what about using the blood when someone's life is not saved, does that not warrant a text message? How come the entities using the blood and/or distributing it have access to the phone numbers of the donors?
You try turning up at ha hospital with a bag of blood and saying "here's some blood, but I won't say who it's from".
Re: Blood donors in Sweden get a text message when their blood saves someone's life
#18This could work not just for donating blood, but for pretty much any kind of service. Imagine if you could see, in real time, how your job affects other people's lives, even in the most mundane way. It would let you see the value of what you do, and give you a reason to do it better.
I always thought about this about taxes.
If you could choose from a list of projects a la Kickstarter where YOU choose where your taxes go to, I'm sure people would not only feel better about taxes in general but would allow them to get involved in said projects.
Re: Blood donors in Sweden get a text message when their blood saves someone's life
#19So, how long until someone figures out that they don't actually need to save someone's life to send a text message? And what about using the blood when someone's life is not saved, does that not warrant a text message? How come the entities using the blood and/or distributing it have access to the phone numbers of the donors?
The title is misleading. As I understand it from the text and photo of the sms (i don't speak swedish), messages are sent when the blood is used. It doesn't say whether it saved somebodies life or not.
Re: Blood donors in Sweden get a text message when their blood saves someone's life
#20This could work not just for donating blood, but for pretty much any kind of service. Imagine if you could see, in real time, how your job affects other people's lives, even in the most mundane way. It would let you see the value of what you do, and give you a reason to do it better.
I think telemarketers don't need much reminding.