Absolute insanity (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/cat@lemmy.world
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[–] 89 points 5 months ago (8 children)

22 years of marriage here. Never bought, given, or worn a diamond in my life.

Marriage rings are a marketing campaign created to sell you a piece of carbon that is so "rare" they put them on $12 drill bit sets.

Yep. Yep. Different quality stones. Gotcha. Interested in buying a bridge by chance?

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  • [–] 27 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Carbon is the 4th most abundant element in the galaxy. Silicon is twice as rare, so maybe spend 6 month’s salary on a quartz ring instead? Either that, or save up for a down payment on a house. Nah, who needs a place to live when you can have a hunk of mineral, right?

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  • [–] 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    natural diamonds, are indeed rare, in part because of the marketing campaign driving up demand for an completely useless use of them

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