After all everyone knows blood diamonds are green porky-happy

  • raven [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    Paying thousands of dollars for something that drops most of its value in just a few years can leave the buyer feeling cheated

    How is that any different from non-synthetic diamond rings? lol

      • NephewAlphaBravo [he/him]
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        9 months ago

        other things have use-value, sentimental value doesn't depreciate, and they're overpriced anyway

        there's no universe in which this is anything other than the whining of a (hopefully) dying industry

        • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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          9 months ago

          Interestingly diamonds are neat example of differences between value and price because they undoubtedly do have use value in real industry.

            • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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              9 months ago

              On a large scale actually and even for domestic individual usage, you can even buy diamond drills in your local tool store. They are also used in glass cutting, wire manufacture, abrasive materials, thermoconductive pastes and many elements of precise electronics and various (especially pressure) measuring tools.