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When my fiancee and I got engaged last year, we bought our rings from a place that (in addition to having a robust process that allowed us to avoid having to go
by saghm 2y ago
When my fiancee and I got engaged last year, we bought our rings from a place that (in addition to having a robust process that allowed us to avoid having to go anywhere in person) uses lab-grown gemstones. Not only is the quality quite high and the color impressive (she picked a pink sapphire), the prices were much lower than we expected. I'm not really sure why anyone would want a "real" diamond at this point; you can get a better one for cheaper without any ethical qualms, and in my opinion the fact that we can basically assemble the gemstones we want at the molecular level is incredibly cool from an science nerd perspective.
- sxv 2y agoMany see a value in "natural" objects that is absent in those engineered by man. There is a raw energy and story behind it. Would you be just as awe-struck by a magnificent waterfall built by engineers flowing atop beautiful factory-produced rocks as one created by geologic forces over millennia?
- heystefan 2y ago^ What he said. There's something in story/branding/nostalgia too.
- taormina 2y agoMany marketers have convinced you of that. To many, the story is a story of blood and tears. Diamond mines are terrible places.
- unusualmonkey 2y agoThe Bellagio in Vegas is pretty awesome.
- CamperBob2 2y agoWould you be just as awe-struck by a magnificent waterfall built by engineers flowing atop beautiful factory-produced rocks as one created by geologic forces over millennia? Why wouldn't I be? Human creations can be every bit as awe-inspiring as anything found in nature. No waterfall is as impressive as a smartphone, if you know what you're looking at and what it took to make it happen.
- red-iron-pine 2y agoI've seen some beautiful waterfalls. But none of them filled me with awe the way that the Hoover Dam did. What story is there behind a rock in the ground outside of a middle-school tier earth science lecture?