• brsrklf@jlai.lu
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    2 months ago

    [De Beers] stating that the economics of lab-grown diamonds for jewelry were not sustainable.

    “That’s cheating, we can’t throttle the market of these shiny rocks! The indistinguishable ones you need are still those we’re killing people for!”

    I hope one day you can make a perfect gemstone for the cost of a burger, so people just stop caring about them at all.

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      2 months ago

      And bling for everyone!

      I see no downside here…