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Perry_cox29 t1_je9jmco wrote

Doesn’t have to be rare though. We can grow pink ones too

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Adamweeesssttt t1_je9k15y wrote

But this one is a blood diamond. So special.

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dvowel t1_je9ydbg wrote

The suffering makes it worth more.

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xingke06 t1_jeaeygg wrote

Exactly! How can I enjoy this shiny rock if I don’t know people suffered and possibly died to make it?

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Lucavii t1_jebm3do wrote

Suffered and DEFINITELY died to make it

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TitsMickey t1_jebu8gi wrote

They were people. But we’re they children people. Because if children suffered for it then the price goes up.

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Lucavii t1_jebucby wrote

The purity of their suffering can really be seen in the final product

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Mr2Sexy t1_jece5fo wrote

I heard they infused the tears of dying children to make the pink more vibrant

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Lucavii t1_jecuxo9 wrote

On today's episode of "How it's made!"

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Okioter t1_jebed5n wrote

Some random bank is going to close when the purchaser withdraws the money

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DrEnter t1_jeai9m6 wrote

It’s the blood that gives it that healthy pink glow.

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Anxious-Researcher44 t1_jebu4xm wrote

even if it was rare. It's a stone. It does nothing aside from being rare.

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Perry_cox29 t1_jebvdnm wrote

Well that’s not true. Diamonds have tons of uses in manufacturing. They’re no more special than any other tool though

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Anxious-Researcher44 t1_jebxqke wrote

i was referring to this one specifically. It will never be 'used' for anything meaningful.

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zappapostrophe t1_jeacn40 wrote

Yeah, but then they’re grown, they’re deliberately designed. Diamonds like this are very rare in nature. It’s not fair to compare the two.

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TheTabman t1_jeadqi4 wrote

Why is it comparison not fair?
They can be grown to be 99.99% the same as the ones which are digged up by exploited miner. Even the experts can no longer tell the difference without damaging the stone. Natural Diamonds have tiny amounts of nitrogen, while artificial grown Diamonds have no nitrogen.
That's it.

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Art-Zuron t1_jeafvjt wrote

In fact, artificial diamonds can be made consistently superior.

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zappapostrophe t1_jeagx44 wrote

Because the entire element of chance is removed. A thing ceases to be rare and beautiful if it is intentionally replicated in a laboratory.

It’s like instructing an AI to recreate one of Monet’s Water Lily paintings. The AI will easily do so, perhaps flawlessly, but it would not sell for tens of millions like an original because it is deliberate and inorganic. Blood diamonds are a plague, as well as the entire exploitative aspect of the gem mining industry - but there are very valid reasons as to why synthetic gems aren’t preferred by the general public.

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zehydra t1_jeawcus wrote

Something's beauty has nothing to do with rarity. Although rarity does impact value.

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DeificClusterfuck t1_jebkscx wrote

Most people can't discern the difference between the two unless they're told, so that's kinda not true

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2ndtryagain t1_jeazopm wrote

They are not near as rare as people think, it is just marketing.

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