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Re:Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences by jokesnotfunny on Friday December 20, 2019 @11:44PM (#21849674)
It has been useful for me.

Recently I moved to Sweden and some Swedish girl told me she doesn't like that East Europeans come to her country and that East European women (she's probably refering to me) are seen as low class and not cherrished in Sweden.

When I got DNA test from 23andme and it says I am 80% Scandinavian despite parents were living in East Europe and that I am from the original Viking linage.

So it had positive effects on my self esteem.

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Re:Genetic testing is an inexact science with real consequences by incompatible on Saturday December 21, 2019 @01:15AM (#21849923)
People play all kinds of silly games over status, but I think this is going into dangerous territory. It's basically how WW2 started: Hitler had the idea that Germans were higher status than Eastern Europeans, and so Germany was justified in taking their land for itself.
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