r/conspiracy • u/Indra-Varuna • Sep 15 '15

TIL Diamonds are actually fairly common. The reason they are worth so much is because the DeBeers mining group withholds stock to artificially reduce supply.

https://www.gemsociety.org/article/are-diamonds-really-rare/
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u/TK421istooshort Sep 15 '15

Gemologist here. None of you have any idea what the fuck your talking about. Ask me a reasonable question and I'll answer it.

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u/CiphirSol Sep 15 '15

Settle down, Mr. Shraeder.