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Re:What the diamond industry is really selling by andrei_says_ on Monday February 15, 2016 @04:50PM (#11106306)
As a non-us-er, I am shocked to see that people actually believe that somehow their chosen one's love is held for ransom by Debeers and must be bought out with X salaries.

It is so sad that it is possible to socially engineer customs for whole societies, influencing highly intelligent and well-educated people, which customs profit not said people but small corporate entities.

At the same time, it is a very useful example and a pointer to important questions about many other beliefs perpetuated by manipulation and profit.

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Re:What the diamond industry is really selling by Veratyr on Monday February 15, 2016 @08:23PM (#11107329)
Don't be too sad, not everyone follows these customs. Like most marketing and customs, there will be those who are convinced and follow and those who are not and don't.

Ultimately, it's still up to the couple and there are many who simply buy what they like regardless of what tradition or marketing tells them to.

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