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It's probably true, but a little bit silly to repeat that diamonds aren't special because there are many of them still in the ground. It's like saying furniture
by bambax 6y ago
It's probably true, but a little bit silly to repeat that diamonds aren't special because there are many of them still in the ground. It's like saying furniture is worthless because there are so many trees, or music doesn't exist because air is all around us.
A diamond isn't just any stone, it's a stone that has been selected for its visual qualities and cut by an expert craftsman. It's a beautiful human artifact.
Sure, there is no fundamental reason to associate diamonds and "love", and the whole diamonds politics are horrifying -- but that doesn't mean diamonds aren't interesting or fascinating.
- karmakaze 6y agoI don't know much about the cutting of diamonds. It seems to me that it's about yield, more carats/clarity/etc and less waste. It shouldn't be long before this could be ML trained. I'm rarely moved by visual art and imagine such a ML-cut diamond would satisfy most (if they didn't know?).