r/technicallythetruth • u/FlimsyBlood330 undefined boundaries. • 15d ago

We aren't so different after all.

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u/PwanaZana 15d ago

hey! diamonds have plenty of industrial uses! :P

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u/DoobKiller 15d ago

Yeah but you can use lab grown ones for those purposes

Humans need(not really) to have their rocks come from an industry fuelled by violence and child exploitation or they're no good

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u/TheKingsdread 15d ago

De Beers really managed to bamboozle millions of people into buying their stupid rocks at insane prices.

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u/Tuxhorn 15d ago

Reminds me of automatic watches gaining back market share after the quartz crisis.

Difference is automatic watches can be appreciated as ethical craftsmanship and unique jewelry, where as natural diamonds are almost always more expensive and immoral.