That's awesome man; as students, you do what you need to do to get by...
The morality is suspect but when the profs are doing the same bloody thing what the hell?
If school is meant to prepare students for life then it's the intelligent ones who work on BOTH sides of this fair trade, mutually beneficial arrangement which, ultimately , is what life is all about in a civilized, capitalist society.
Back in the 90's I would 'donate' (sell) plasma so I could buy my chemistry and biology textbooks.
Earned my Doctoral degree, along with the scar on my left arm from the more than 20 sessions (1.5 hours each time) where they would cycle your blood in and out of your arm, separating the plasma...
I like your way better.
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Thanks for sharing the details;
quite a fascinating tale indeed!
Plus I had a wife and 4 kids at the time! I needed the money!!!
That last line reminds me of a joke once told by Andrew Dice Clay about little boy blue... 😂