I gave my fiancee, now spouse, my grandmother's diamond ring, about forty years ago now. The value instilled in diamonds by fake scarcity is nothing compared to the value instilled in durable objects (like rings) by their history. It's all sentimental value anyhow.
It's great that diamond mining is starting to fade from human history. It will take a while. The mall jewelry shops are still advertising the engagement-ring "one month's wages" schtick.
My snarky electrican engineer pal puts it this way. "Sure, crystals can put you touch with the whole universe. But you have to build them into circuits first!"
It's great that diamond mining is starting to fade from human history. It will take a while. The mall jewelry shops are still advertising the engagement-ring "one month's wages" schtick.
My snarky electrican engineer pal puts it this way. "Sure, crystals can put you touch with the whole universe. But you have to build them into circuits first!"