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As someone in my early 30s I'd never buy a diamond, or any precious resource really. Why spend a ton of money to tear up the environment or fuel conflicts, only
by asdfman123 7y ago
As someone in my early 30s I'd never buy a diamond, or any precious resource really. Why spend a ton of money to tear up the environment or fuel conflicts, only to get something shiny? It seems like a terrible waste to me.
- notzuck 7y agoIf your partner is aligned with that then ok; otherwise good luck!
- asdfman123 7y agoShe is. We got a Swarovski glass ring. Cost $120. Look at all the debt I don't have because I didn't spring for paying an additional few thousand on optimal status signaling.
- notzuck 7y agoGood work - I'm not sure how my wife would have taken such a suggestion. Our whole friend group owns diamond engagement rings. The social pressure is still very real and that somehow seeps into the minds of even the smartest women I know.
- asdfman123 7y agoMy fiancee told everyone it's a diamond. Which actually annoys me, because if I'm being honest, I think people who go into debt for meaningless baubles are being foolish. I think our whole consumerist culture is foolish. Save your money, do what you want. I guess my fiancee knows she's with a man who would never spend thousands of dollars on a shiny rock.
- notzuck 7y agoShe clearly felt the social pressure then too.