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Re:Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper by DoctorOetker on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @02:52PM (#21528690)
so with blood diamonds, this is effectively... Proof of Violence?

it really is marketing, since the value signalling could just occur by wiring your wife $20k or whatever, no need to violate overseas human rights

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Re:Diamonds Keep Getting Cheaper by yellowapple on Wednesday November 13, 2019 @03:01PM (#21528804)
Apparently it ain't the monetary value, per the other comments, which leads me to believe that what makes a diamond ring romantic is specifically the human suffering.

Suddenly Padmé agreeing to marry a guy who slaughtered an entire village of Sand People and monologued to her about it makes a lot more sense.

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