Every couple of years now you see some new article about how The Yoots aren't buying diamonds anymore. There's all kinds of theorizing in it, like The Economy or Changing Societal Norms or Ethical Issues With Mined whatever, and...
So yes diamonds aren't really rare, yes restricted supply and artificial scarcity and marketing and yes, horrific human rights violations, but also: if you haven't heard about it, I would like to introduce you to lab-made white sapphire.
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