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Bagline t1_iz3rdmr wrote

Reply to comment by mazzivewhale in Scientists have analyzed the specific labor costs for producing a 1 carat diamond in mines and through artificial synthesis. The work of human turned out to be more effective: 26 minutes versus 2-3.5 hours. by Skoltech_

I'm confused as to the point though, saying there's less labor cost makes no difference to the people buying the product. If anything it says labs employ more people per carat produced, and last I checked at a lower overall cost.

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Strazdas1 t1_iz44dqc wrote

its an attempt to show they arent exploiting those child slaves in the mines since they work oh so little.

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