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All that jewelry industry looks fake to me. There is absolutely no value in man-made or nonmanmade jewels at all. I am wondering why people pay even a penny for
by ersh 8y ago
All that jewelry industry looks fake to me.
There is absolutely no value in man-made or nonmanmade jewels at all.
I am wondering why people pay even a penny for that.
- umanwizard 8y agoWhat's so hard to understand? Jewelry exists because it (1) makes people look more attractive, and (2) enables conspicuous consumption. Humans aren't Vulcans who make decisions rationally. We're apes with a facility for reason tacked on as an afterthought.
- cf498 8y agoDiamonds are historically an extremely new phenomenon with the demand outside of industry created by De Beers massive advertisement campaign over almost a century. Diamond Jewelry exists because advertisement works. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you-ever-tried-to-sell-a-diamond/304575/ https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-yo...
- umanwizard 8y agoI'm referring to jewelry in general, which has existed for tens of thousands of years. Fashions come and go, but whether shell beads or diamonds, the point is the same.