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If she wants a diamond despite knowing all the misery the diamond industry spreads, then you should probably just break up
by amrocha 3y ago
If she wants a diamond despite knowing all the misery the diamond industry spreads, then you should probably just break up
- 4death4 3y agoWhat misery does a Chinese lab grown diamond really spread?
- throwaway2037 3y agoIn 2023, the diamond mining industry in South Africa and Botswana is pretty clean, treats workers well, and pays good wages. I cannot answer for other countries in Africa, but you can be very specific about the origin of your diamond when buying it.
- amrocha 3y agoEven if it's "clean" relative to worse places, it's still not ethical. Mining is still dangerous work. The workers are still underpaid. The profits are still stolen by companies that are literally the vestiges of European colonialism.
- defrost 3y agoThere are a lot of diamond mines, many in Canada, a number in Australia, there are a number that are mobile marine based ventures with state of the art ships sucking in sediments and sifting for diamonds. https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/03/africa/marine-diamond-mining-namibia/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2018/09/03/africa/marine-diamond-min... None of your comments applies to any of the mines mentioned; Canada, Australia, and the marine operations all abide by OSHA regulations and pay good wages. If you want to make a specific comment about conflict diamonds, for example, it pays to be aware that it's not just mining that sucks in war zones .. quality of life is pretty poor all around.
- amrocha 3y agoIf you think that just because a mine isn't in Africa that means it's a good place to work then I disagree
- RandomLensman 3y agoHave you been to any diamond mine and compared the working conditions to something like a gold or iron ore mine?
- lulzputs 3y agoBetter than iron, similar to high grade non vein based gold mines. You mine it the same way as gold but your profit margins are better.
- defrost 3y agoThe marine mining ships I linked work in Africa, I've worked in several types of mines, I've had a career as an exploration geophysicist, and I worked on a resource intelligence mapping project that took me to mines across the globe. There are mines I wouldn't work in, there are many mines I'd have no issue working in. Which mines have you you worked in and what was your role?
- lopis 3y agoOr maybe they have similar morals are made for each other. Clearly OP doesn't care enough about that misery either.
- lelanthran 3y ago> If she wants a diamond despite knowing all the misery the diamond industry spreads, then you should probably just break up Doesn't it matter what he thinks? Does "If she wants to eat meat despite knowing all the misery the food industry spreads, then you should probably break up" sound like a good idea to a guy who isn't vegan/vegatarian/etc?
- amrocha 3y agoMost people eat meat, asking someone to change their lifestyle is very different from asking them to get a synthetic diamond instead of a natural one. And yeah of course what he thinks matters too. If you're both awful people then you deserve each other.