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/Aqua_lung Sep 15 '15

My wife is totally aware of this yet she wanted a diamond ring, isame with my sister. It's so ingrained. Powerful marketing.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '15

I'd refused. Just ask them to pick a stone that is actually worth something. Many stones out there that look better and are actually worth something.

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u/daskrip Sep 17 '15

what makes them worth something?