4 ms·

If "manufactured" diamonds carried the exact same impurities everything would still stand. It's just another post facto excuse. No one used that argument for ex

by 77pt77 10y ago

If "manufactured" diamonds carried the exact same impurities everything would still stand. It's just another post facto excuse. No one used that argument for extracted ones before manufactured ones where even a thing. Diamonds are about status projecting/social proof. Manufactured ones would continue to be considered sub par because "reasons".

StavrosK 10y ago
s/reasons/diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them/. Even the article misses this. Literally the only reason people buy diamonds for is because they want to show that they burnt a large sum on it. If you buy fake diamonds, other people shame you because "I didn't burn the sum so you could reap the same social benefits without actually wasting your money", so fake diamonds have a stigma attached to it.
- 77pt77 10y ago
  > s/reasons/diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them/. Yes, but the reason used to justify it must be indirect, otherwise it's just crass behavior. It can be impurities, it can be color (blue vs yellow), anything related to the extraction process, but never as simple as directly stating "it's more expensive".
- ovibos 10y ago
  Sort of like how bitcoin uses hashes to demonstrate value, things like diamonds and dyes are a social "proof-of-work" - meaningful only because the cost they imply.
- jgforbes 10y ago
  >diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them I wouldn't say that is their only reason. They are also very eye-catching and can be used to accentuate certain features. Their hardness makes their luster and shine outlast other jewelry too. That isn't to say that diamonds are worth their price, just that the do serve a purpose from a fashion standpoint besides for signaling wealth.
  - anexprogrammer 10y ago
    Not really. http://diamondssuck.com/ http://diamondssuck.com/ Moissanite generally works better as a diamond stone than actual diamond for 1/10 the price.

by 77pt77 10y ago

StavrosK 10y ago

s/reasons/diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them/. Even the article misses this. Literally the only reason people buy diamonds for is because they want to show that they burnt a large sum on it. If you buy fake diamonds, other people shame you because "I didn't burn the sum so you could reap the same social benefits without actually wasting your money", so fake diamonds have a stigma attached to it.

77pt77 10y ago
> s/reasons/diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them/. Yes, but the reason used to justify it must be indirect, otherwise it's just crass behavior. It can be impurities, it can be color (blue vs yellow), anything related to the extraction process, but never as simple as directly stating "it's more expensive".
ovibos 10y ago
Sort of like how bitcoin uses hashes to demonstrate value, things like diamonds and dyes are a social "proof-of-work" - meaningful only because the cost they imply.
jgforbes 10y ago
>diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them I wouldn't say that is their only reason. They are also very eye-catching and can be used to accentuate certain features. Their hardness makes their luster and shine outlast other jewelry too. That isn't to say that diamonds are worth their price, just that the do serve a purpose from a fashion standpoint besides for signaling wealth.
- anexprogrammer 10y ago
  Not really. http://diamondssuck.com/ http://diamondssuck.com/ Moissanite generally works better as a diamond stone than actual diamond for 1/10 the price.