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Imagine wanting to marry someone and buying a ring with a rock that pretends to be a diamond but is worth <10% of what a diamond costs.
by vasdae 3y ago
Imagine wanting to marry someone and buying a ring with a rock that pretends to be a diamond but is worth <10% of what a diamond costs.
- weevil 3y agoInteresting that you (presumably) read the article and came to this conclusion.
- vasdae 3y ago[dead]
- kelnos 3y agoPerhaps, but it's pretty sad that we buy things just because they're expensive. In most cases it's just a waste, and you're only hurting your own bank account, but when it comes to diamonds, it actually causes harm. And yes, I did buy my partner a diamond engagement ring. I wish I'd tried harder to see if she could be happy (or happier, even) with something else, or at least a lab-grown diamond.
- kwere 3y ago>the point of a diamond is that it's expensive its just a marketing stunt that became a culture icon in a society weak to commercial propaganda last century. Its basically a tacky display of status or a modern bride price, something socially incompetent nerds find funny outside the blood part
- stared 3y agoA: And this rock was not soaked in the blood of slave child workers... B: So, how do you expect it to have the magical power to keep your love?!
- quickthrower2 3y agoOk I get ya. Need to spend $20k or whatever. But why a diamond? So many other things you can spend that on that would be a nice keepsake.
- vasdae 3y agoI completely agree. My point is that, even though buying a diamond is stupid, buying a cheap knock-off is even stupider. The only point of a diamond is to show wealth, since it's a rock - a knock-off can't even show wealth, so why buy it? If you want to buy something useful instead, that's much better.
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