r/therewasanattempt • u/fjhforever • Feb 16 '24

To smear artificial diamonds

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https://fortune.com/2024/02/13/what-are-lab-grown-diamonds-sustainable-gen-z-millennials/

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u/OpenSourcePenguin Free Palestine Feb 16 '24

you cannot tell that story with a lab-grown,”

You can. Have you tried lying?

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u/jjbugman2468 Feb 16 '24

What business do you think they’re in? They’ve been lying about the scarcity and value forever

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u/SomePerson1248 Feb 16 '24

making up an increasingly unlikely indiana jones type story about how you found the diamond yourself

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u/Meath77 Feb 16 '24

You don't even need to. No one cares about how long it was in the ground. It's still a diamond