• TryingToEscapeTarkov@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I never understood the appeal of the business in the first place. Why would you care who your great great great grandpa was? I don’t even care who my Grandpa was.

    • vagrantprodigy@lemmy.whynotdrs.org
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      2 years ago

      It’s commonly used by Adoptees to find their biological family. This can be important for a few reasons, including finally getting accurate family health history.

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        2 years ago

        i had a coworker from my last job find his birth mother through one of these dna websites. the happiness he had on his face when he came back after finally meeting his biological family made me think about 1) how fortunate I am and 2) how many people have used these services to connect to long lost family members.

        the good outweighs the bad for now, imo.