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minus-squarebrsrklflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up83·2 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.
minus-squarelaurelraven@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 month agoAnd bling for everyone! I see no downside here…
“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.
And bling for everyone!
I see no downside here…