[Hypothetical] You find out that when you were a baby, you were accidentally switched with another baby and your biological parents are actually extremely wealthy, how would you feel? What do you do?

First, obviously, I would treat the people that raised me as my parents.

Second, I would try to make contact with them. If they go for it, maybe it'll be a nice family story. If not, I'll see what I can do in terms of legally extorting them for money, because ultra-wealthy shouldn't exist and I barely get by, and I won't really feel bad about that.

If I get a lot of money by either means (more than I need to buy a house and cover the basics), I would share with charities and people.

Hey step mom... how did you get stuck

I guess for inheritance reasons, it would make sense to correct my birth certificate to my biological parents. In that sense, I would feel happy, because I'd have a massive inheritance coming my way at some point. Other than that though, it wouldn't make any difference to me, I'd still feel like the parents I grew up with were the "real" ones.

Immediately order a DNA test and/or a second opinion. There's no way I'm not my parents' child.

I look and sound too much like my father, so I'd have to be the product of an affair of his, and my mother would have left him and cut off contact with whichever relative was actually my mother if he'd done that. She absolutely would not have adopted me and raised me as her own.

I mean, I like the idea that I'm actually the beneficiary of an extremely wealthy family, but it's simply not the case.

Edit: beneficiary, not benefactor

I really wouldn’t give a shit.

My biological parents were both worthless parents.

The guy who raised me wasn’t my biological father.

I adopted my son.

The only “issue” with not knowing your biological parents is the lack of family medical history, but that really is not big deal.

I’d have a lot of questions about why I look and sound exactly like my dad. What were you getting up to pop?

"Dodged a bullet there. They wanna pay my rent?"

I could have but did not invest in crypto. It would have changed my life, but it would have probably stunted my brain at "nice guy" level. Win some, lose some, you know?

Make contact, get medical history, and dip out.

I don't view family as a paycheck. My family is who raised me. That being said, they owe me medical history. I feel like visiting with them could end very badly very quickly, like a step parent insisting you call them mom or dad. Depending on my mental state, I may not bother. It would be a good opportunity to show gratitude for my parents as well. They divorced and probably feel like more mistakes were made than really mattered but were both great parents.

Be deeply confused as I have an identical twin and we look alike. Did we both get switched? I can't imagine that. The hospitals we were in were small, we were likely the only twins in the nicu then.

I don't think I'd want to change the life I've had so far as the sum of my experience is how I'm the way I am. Would probably meet the people and see how things went from there.

My current parents would continue to always be my parents in that scenario I think

I would turn up at one of their wealthy reunions just to see what it's about. If they seem like nice people, I'd try to get to know them. That's it.

I don't wanna be where I'm not wanted

I'd mostly keep quiet, but try to position myself in a way that would likely net a significant inheritance at some point.

Other than that, it doesn't really change much: My genetic origin may be different than what I thought, but my parents never changed.

If they want to meet, I'd be willing to do that. If that goes well, maybe we can have some sort of relationship, but who they are matters more than how much they have.

I don’t think I would initiate contact with my biological parents in this hypothetical situation regardless of their financial status, but I would be willing to meet with them if they requested it first. I can’t miss what I never had and I don’t want to possibly disrupt their lives because of my own curiosity. Nor do I feel entitled to their money.

I don’t feel like their wealth changes the equation that much. I don’t expect them to just hand me money just because I’m their biological child - and since I’m doing fine on my own anyway, I wouldn’t really need them to.

I wouldn't feel anything, quite honestly. My parents did a pretty awesome job and I don't really care much for money. So, I'd be okay. It's be cool knowing I could've had a ton of cash but I've seen what people with money do in my own personal life so it wouldn't bother me.

Would explain a few things. Get to know them. They might be cool to hang out with.

Imma be pissed at the universe. Could have had a lambo, instead im just broke. Get me on that wealthy will.

I’d be partly sad since one of my bio parents is pretty awesome, but most of my chosen family isn’t related to me anyhow so I guess it’s not too bad.

Echoing other commenters on the medical history thing for sure.

Grunt "Typical" and go about my life because the universe won't allow anything good to happen to me

I would hang w my non-blood-bro

Live a luxurious lifestyle and say fuck you to the ones who raised me.