Now this might seem like a totally off the wall post, but fuck it, I'm gonna post it anyways.
In a world full of vaccinated blood that kills people (no shit, here is just one story: https://expose-news.com/2023/01/02/baby-in-usa-dies-after-receiving-blood-transfusion/ ) One thing you can do to save other unvaccinated people going in for procedures is to make sure they are getting your blood instead of tainted blood.
If that isn't enough of a reason to get to the blood bank, let me give you one more reason: In a world of PFAS forever chemicals, microplastics, and contaminated water supplies, your blood gets clogged up with this shit over time. If you give blood, your body has to manufacture new plasma, blood cells, etc. When your body does this, it is creating a more pure supply in your own body than what you started with before you gave blood.
These things are filtered out of your donation before being given to patients. This has been directly observed in scientific studies of firefighters: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790905
So. Help your neighbor. Help yourself. As a lapsed Catholic who is slowly coming around again to God I might even mention that there are some teachings that mention "love they neighbor," and that giving your blood so that others might live is about one of the most selfless acts you can do, if the enlightened self interest of getting cleaner blood isn't enough for you.
I leave you with one final thought on faith and self passed on to me from someone who was far smarter than I am:
"Pray as if all depends on God. Work as if all depends on you."
When for-profit companies like Alkahest and Ambrosia take 'donations' from healthy young people aged 16-25 that still contains the youthful growth hormone/protein GDF11 that purports to act as a youth elixir, and then sells it for a very large profit to wealthy patrons who are happy to pay the price for it, I will no longer donate my healthy blood for free.
One of the companies, Ambrosia, (Definition: Greek - something pleasing to taste or smell; food of the Gods) for example, had been charging $8,000 for one liter of blood and $12,000 for two as part of a clinical trial and touted impressive results, claiming that young plasma could prevent Alzheimer’s and lower blood cholesterol.
Because blood transfusions are already approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Ambrosia's approach has the green-light to continue as an off-label treatment. Within the first few months, over 150 patients had paid $8,000 to receive the treatment.
150 x $8,000 = $1,200,000.00 profit off of donated blood. Give mine for free? Nah.
Allegedly, the FDA later put out warnings about doing this, and Ambrosia allegedly shut down public operations (read: went underground with their blood transfusions) to service their wealthy patrons.
Clean, non-vaxxed blood or youthful non-vaxxed blood is worth $$$. Give it to relatives for free, others - not so much.