In a couple of 100 years, when people live on different planets, they'll have picture trails of their ancestors and see not what countries they originated from but also what planets they originated from... You are 20% Terran, 50% Martian and 30% Mooncake

I've done that ancestry thing (Belgium) for my dad, showed him where are roots came from but didn't show us anything we didn't know, Ashkenazi Jews, but I was hoping it could tell me more about possible diseases, though it didn't show that while the US version does... I do think it's fascinating to learn about our ancestry, my mom's side is Breton & Basque, so pretty interesting imo and my fathers parents lived in (former) Czechoslovakia, I've always found it a shame that the more society become globalized, the less we retain from our historic roots, I like tradition, it's a nice element that unites people... Even though I'm Jewish, my mom was catholic so at home, we do the Jewish holidays but also Easter, Sinterklaas, 3 Kings, etc. Cause they bring family together and it's a nice way to change things up and uphold cozy traditions & keep history alive

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