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jebarkeryesterday at 2:43 PM2 repliesview on HN

It’s kind of surprising that diamonds still have appeal as jewelry at all given the rise of lab-grown. I always assumed that people liked them because they were rare and expensive.


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yayitsweiyesterday at 3:18 PM

Expensive because they were perceived as rare. Classic article: https://priceonomics.com/diamonds-are-bullshit/

Synthetic has pretty much eaten their lunch now.

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Auracleyesterday at 5:00 PM

People liked them because they’re colorless, sparkly, and hard.