• Deceptichum@quokk.au
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    2 months ago

    I’m still glad I did.

    Lead me to finding my biological family.

    And as far as side effects go, there’s not much they can use it for that will bother me.

    • boonhet@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      Worst that could happen is that you get denied insurance coverage or pay a bigger premium than you should. Or get caught easier if you decide to succumb to a life of crime. Or in the future they might be able to figure out if you have predisposition towards addictive behaviors and market gambling and stuff to you.

      So hopefully nothing too bad, but personally I’d still feel iffy about a private corporation owning the rights to my DNA.

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      2 months ago

      I wish you the best of luck when your health insurance rejects your life saving operation because, “you were informed of your genetic predisposition to x and did not take preventative actions for n years.”

      while you’re dealing with your own mortality, you’ll also be coming to terms with your own ignorance that put you in that situation.

      but don’t worry, you’re young, you’ll live forever.

      • Deceptichum@quokk.au
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        2 months ago

        I have universal healthcare.

        Have fun when your private health insurance fucks you over for whatever bullshit reason it picks and you can’t afford to fight it even though you’re in the right?