EA - To donate or not to donate [a lobe of my liver]? by Kyle J. Lucchese

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: To donate or not to donate [a lobe of my liver]?, published by Kyle J. Lucchese on August 25, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.This post is not intended to endorse any particular course of action for one's life, especially if that potentially jeopardizes your health and well-being. Please do your own research and consider how that intersects with your values.I am considering donating a lobe of my liver in a non-directed process and would welcome some community perspective:Is this something you have researched or have done yourself?Do you know anyone who has?What are your thoughts about this from a cost-benefit/impact perspective?A bit of context:I am, by all accounts, healthy and would likely be eligibleI am okay with voluntary physical discomfort for others' benefit:I am a regular double-red blood donorI have already donated a kidney in a non-directed donationI participate in challenge trials when opportunities with high-impact potential become available (I recently participated in a Shigella study and am considering Malaria, Dengue, and Zika options for the fall)Thank you, in advance, for sharing your perspective!Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org