I know quite a few researchers working on bioengineered organs, and the fact that some people donate their kidneys does not make those researchers work less hard.
As per reddit, I think the marginal donation doesn’t affect anything, a trend might.
Here’s a different counterfactual than what I gave on reddit:
If cca 80% of humans were lifelong sterile wuld you have an easier time getting orders of magnitude more funding for your research?
I know quite a few researchers working on bioengineered organs, and the fact that some people donate their kidneys does not make those researchers work less hard.
As per reddit, I think the marginal donation doesn’t affect anything, a trend might.
Here’s a different counterfactual than what I gave on reddit:
If cca 80% of humans were lifelong sterile wuld you have an easier time getting orders of magnitude more funding for your research?