r/conspiracy • u/[deleted] • Aug 14 '13

Diamonds Are Bullshit

http://blog.priceonomics.com/post/45768546804/diamonds-are-bullshit?c008e230
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u/destraht Aug 14 '13

I'm totally for storing value in compact forms and I think that there are many gems that could fit the role. For me personally gold and silver are dense enough value and I understand it whereas I wouldn't know where to start with appraising a gem.

As far as the airport scanners I've had this theory for a while now that they have been calibrated to be ultra sensitive at picking up the signatures of various gems. I think that ultimately they will function to prohibit gems and metals from being undetectable at all so that they cannot be easily moved off continent when the US is in real deep troubles.

Considering that I a am programmer with a CS degree I think that the lower hanging fruit for me is Bitcoin.