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Every human buys with emotion and then justifies with "logic" after the fact. I know this, and I still just paid thousands of dollars on a rock for my future w

• ksaj 3y ago
  You've made De Beers very happy. Just kidding. But try to resell it, and you'll notice a discrepancy that you've not seen in hardly any other product outside of NFTs. Diamonds may be forever, but their resale value sure isn't.
  • Spivak 3y ago
    Also they're kinda.. boring? Like visually appealing diamonds have become so commoditized you can buy them at grocery stores. Like it's not even a status symbol anymore in any sense of the word. You're the only person who will know if you have some super rare expensive diamond, we could play the game of "Is it Jared or Neil Lane?" most people won't do much better than flipping a coin. Assuming a ring is important to you the only things you really need is a metal that's sufficiently soft so it'll be comfortable to wear 24/7, won't rust, and (optionally) some stones you think look cool. My engagement ring is alexandrite and moonstone because I thought the color changing was cool. The reaction I get from people who see it is this weird combination of "wow that's so pretty" and "for some reason I don't think I'm allowed to do that for myself."