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> convince themselves that the teenager who was walking around with emerald from his family's mine in his pockets was not a rich privileged kid Most emeralds (

> convince themselves that the teenager who was walking around with emerald from his family's mine in his pockets was not a rich privileged kid Most emeralds (and other precious stones, too, but especially emeralds) that come out of the ground are essentially worthless. https://www.amazon.com/Gemhub-Quality-Emerald-Natural-Wrapped/dp/B07NPQ2CR7 https://www.amazon.com/Gemhub-Quality-Emerald-Natural-Wrappe... There you go. Now you, too, can "walk around with emeralds in your pocket". 12 bucks.

rewmie 3y ago
> Most emeralds (and other precious stones, too, but especially emeralds) that come out of the ground are essentially worthless. As the legend goes, a 16 year old Elon walked into Tiffany's with two emeralds in his pocket which he sold for around $2k only to learn that they were worth 30 times that value. You can Google for the references if you'd like.
- Turing_Machine 3y ago
  "The legend"? https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/11/17/elon-musk-emerald-mine/ https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/11/17/elon-musk-emerald-min... Yeah, I think we're done here.