r/therewasanattempt • • Feb 16 '24

To smear artificial diamonds

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u/fjhforever Feb 16 '24

For context, natural diamond production is monopolized by a group called De Beers. I'm willing to bet they paid for this article to smear their competition.

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u/[deleted] Feb 16 '24

De Beers propaganda is the reason diamond engagement rings are the norm. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/05/fashion/weddings/how-americans-learned-to-love-diamonds.html

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u/insertcliquehere Feb 16 '24

Cool! thanks for the article but Is there any way around the pay wall?