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Re:DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itself by 1oooqooq on Monday March 24, 2025 @04:26AM (#43458586)
no. fingerprinting is like denying a kid at a carnival ride with a height check.

what this thread is about is denying a kid a kindergarten spot because the dna shows their height will never get them a basketball college scholarship.

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Re:DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itself by windward on Monday March 24, 2025 @07:12AM (#43459583)
I'm very glad this wasn't productised before my in-laws were my in-laws
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Re:DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itself by nomdep on Monday March 24, 2025 @08:58AM (#43460552)
Your example doesn’t make any sense, because they could do it right now: most of the kids are never going to get a basketball college scholarship, everyone knows it, including schools, and they don’t care
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Re:DNA testing firm 23andMe files for bankruptcy to sell itself by balamatom on Monday March 24, 2025 @09:00PM (#43467072)
It's an example of a thing that doesn't make any sense.

And people are made to care about things that don't actually make any sense all the time, you just gotta set up the incentives just right.

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