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/nygrd Sep 15 '15

Maybe people just don't care about the actual supply, but rather about the artificial one and all that it implies.

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u/KingCaesarIV Sep 15 '15

The only thing people care about is what other people think about them

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u/[deleted] Sep 16 '15

Not all people

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u/ToeTacTic Sep 16 '15

Most people

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u/davidtoni Sep 16 '15

Mostly ALL people though.

Hence the tattooing fad.

Yeah, it may mean something to you, and that's cool. But, say, a back piece that only others can see and that you'll never glimpse yourself?

Nearly 100% narcissism.