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re: Why Are Diamonds Still Considered So Valuable By Some?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:13 pm to hendersonshands
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:13 pm to hendersonshands
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You're right but if you get your wife something other than a diamond, she's going to look like some cheap whore when she's around her married friends and you're the a-hole. Sometimes you just have to just acknowledge that something is stupid and then deal with it.
I am acknowledging that something is stupid. Purchasing diamonds as a symbol of love is stupid.
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Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:22 pm to DaTroof
Diamonds are the ultimate troll on the hetero white dude.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:24 pm to DaTroof
No one cares that little kids in China build their iPhones, you think they care if a bunch a dudes in Africa die mining diamonds?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:25 pm to DaTroof
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Do you walk around with a shameless pride in the diamond you wear regardless of this?
Yes frickhead. Mind your own god damned business. In fact, mine came with a photo of the guy who dug it up and I keep it in my wallet and show it to people like he's one of my kids.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 12:29 pm
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:30 pm to jrodLSUke
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There are also industrial applications for diamonds that make them more valuable than other rare stones.
Nope, for most industrial purposes, lab made diamonds are just as good or better. The entire industry is bullshite.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:33 pm to JumpingTheShark
Is his name Dijimon Hounsou?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:37 pm to hendersonshands
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You're right but if you get your wife something other than a diamond, she's going to look like some cheap whore when she's around her married friends and you're the a-hole. Sometimes you just have to just acknowledge that something is stupid and then deal with it.
True. The diamond inherently doesn't really have value or purpose, other than being a status symbol. It's mainly to differentiate the poors from the non-poors. So, unless you want your wife's friends to think you are a poor, get her a nice diamond.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:42 pm to DaTroof
I got lucky and found a girl who prefers emeralds. You can get a nice Emerald ring for a lot less than a nice diamond ring, and it stands out and gets more compliments as not many have anythign but diamonds.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:46 pm to Napoleon
Just start a marketing craze about how important it is to pass down your diamond ring to your children instead of being buried with it.
That will eliminate a large portion of the diamond market. The rings last longer than the people wearing them, there's probably enough out there now.
That will eliminate a large portion of the diamond market. The rings last longer than the people wearing them, there's probably enough out there now.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:48 pm to DaTroof
Blood Diamond was a great movie
Posted on 6/1/16 at 12:54 pm to Epic Cajun
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The diamond inherently doesn't really have value or purpose, other than being a status symbol. It's mainly to differentiate the poors from the non-poors.
What is the inherent value of this?
Posted on 6/1/16 at 1:15 pm to DaTroof
Who really cares?
I like fast cars and trucks and she likes diamonds.
Using your argument everybody would drive a effin' KIA.
I like fast cars and trucks and she likes diamonds.
Using your argument everybody would drive a effin' KIA.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 1:36 pm to DaTroof
Because price is determined by supply and demand. Women demand them. Women are not reasonable. The result is an unreasonable price.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 1:52 pm to OceanMan
Another Jewish Cartel scheme to separate WASP from their money. 
I did manage to grab mine from Russia before the Cartel stepped in for about 60% less. Still to high. Once u buy them u have vested interest in keeping prices high
I did manage to grab mine from Russia before the Cartel stepped in for about 60% less. Still to high. Once u buy them u have vested interest in keeping prices high
Posted on 6/1/16 at 2:03 pm to NYCAuburn
The value of a $100 dollar bill does not decrease after exchange. The value of a diamond does, and anyone who has ever tried to resell a diamond knows this. That happens because the supply is artificially kept low to drive up demand. In other words, diamonds aren't actually rare. Rather the supply/demand are manipulated by a handful of companies.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 6/1/16 at 2:05 pm to OceanMan
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Because price is determined by supply and demand. Women demand them. Women are not reasonable. The result is an unreasonable price.
Sorry but that's incorrect.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 2:06 pm to DaTroof
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the facts are out there and have been for years.
Shows you how good the marketing is and how deeply the societal norm is ingrained at this point.
Posted on 6/1/16 at 2:10 pm to TxTiger82
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The value of a $100 dollar bill does not decrease after exchange.
the inherent value of a $100 bill is the value of material it is made of. We place a faith in it to create value, just like diamonds
That value of the $100 bill that we have placed on it , fluctuates daily, just like diamonds.
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The value of a diamond does, and anyone who has ever tried to resell a diamond knows this.
Sorry you made a poor investment, but not everyone losses money on diamonds, otherwise there wouldnt be an entire economy built upon it.
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That happens because the supply is artificially kept low to drive up demand
So you are telling me a piece of paper/cotton is not kept at an artificially high value? quote:and in other words, diamonds are pretty much like every other commodity
In other words, diamonds aren't actually rare,
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being severely manipulated by a handful of companies
keep perpetuating the myth in the op. I can guarantee you there are more than a handful
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 6/1/16 at 2:12 pm to NYCAuburn
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The value of a $100 bill that we have placed on it fluctuates daily, just like diamonds.
Fluctuation in currency value is not comparable to the depreciation of diamonds after the initial sale. Sorry, but you're comparing apples and oranges and you're wrong.
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the inherent value of a $100 bill is the value of material it is made of. We place a faith in it to create value, just like diamonds
Spare me the econ lecture, Adam Smith.
This post was edited on 6/1/16 at 2:21 pm
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