Synthetic diamonds are not fake or unnatural. The distinction is between 'mined' vs 'made'

> I think those impurities give "character" to natural diamonds and make em more valuable.

I think they make mined diamonds more impure. And I think mined diamond companies use them to exploit men through artificial scarcity.

Purity of man made stuff is why it sucks, pure iron will rust the fuck away, u need add carbon and some metals to make good steel, same pure diamonds dont break light passing trough in such beautiful way as natural diamonds, and those impurities so far were not recreated by man.

Diamonds are about status projecting/social proof.

Manufactured ones would continue to be considered sub par because "reasons".

Even the article misses this. Literally the only reason people buy diamonds for is because they want to show that they burnt a large sum on it. If you buy fake diamonds, other people shame you because "I didn't burn the sum so you could reap the same social benefits without actually wasting your money", so fake diamonds have a stigma attached to it.

I wouldn't say that is their only reason. They are also very eye-catching and can be used to accentuate certain features. Their hardness makes their luster and shine outlast other jewelry too.

That isn't to say that diamonds are worth their price, just that the do serve a purpose from a fashion standpoint besides for signaling wealth.

Moissanite generally works better as a diamond stone than actual diamond for 1/10 the price.

Yes, but the reason used to justify it must be indirect, otherwise it's just crass behavior.

It can be impurities, it can be color (blue vs yellow), anything related to the extraction process, but never as simple as directly stating "it's more expensive".