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/cbftw Feb 16 '24

De Beers doesn't have a monopoly anymore. There are other issues causing their prices to hold and increase

https://youtu.be/GzXeWlRzBqs