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Handbag_Lady t1_iu2agm0 wrote

Reply to comment by surelythisisoriginal in It's weird that diamonds are so valuable. They're just shiny objects. by SenorDipstick

I KNOW this. I also know there are plenty of diamonds out there that are being kept hidden.

So why do I LOVE the look and feel of them still?

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Donwald t1_iu2dq75 wrote

Years of societal programing via direct advertising through commercials, and indirect advertising by being referenced in all sorts of other media as the peak of opulence and "mandatory" for "truly important" jewelry

Real diamonds can be manufactured in a lab, in bulk now

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Anusbagels t1_iu2g3pq wrote

Yup and they were much cheaper for a bit but now the greedy fuckers are jacking the lab grown prices up as well. My wife gets cheap zirconias now and we aren’t in debt over pointless, useless Little Rock’s that are easily lost.

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