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Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever

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FearlessFly 9 May 5
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Diamonds used to be reasonably cheap, until Cecil Rhodes created a cartel (De Beers) that stockpiled diamonds to create an artificial shortage and drive up the price. Now, after 100 years of artificially supported profit, the writing is on the wall.
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Maybe the "traditional" wedding gift will have to become something with artificial scarcity, like NFTs or bitcoin ... 😛

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