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Re:Dress codes: Suitable disruption by kannanvijayan on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @03:53PM (#8144488)
Not gamed in that sense. Gamed in the sense that a diamond ring is purchased not as a show of commitment, but with the intent that it will be perceived as a show of commitment by the receiver.

If the giver knows that the receiver is treating the ring as a sign of commitment, they can decide "well I'm not really committed to this person, but I can help convince them that I am by buying them a diamond ring."

At that point, the metric has been gamed.

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Re:Dress codes: Suitable disruption by tomjen3 on Wednesday August 06, 2014 @04:41PM (#8144735)
How much is a pawnshops spread, anyway?

Because you could buy a suitable ring there (it will have an icky feeling to most people, so it will be cheaper than a "new" ring) and then sell it back when you now longer needed her to think you were committed.

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Re:Dress codes: Suitable disruption by sliverstorm on Thursday August 07, 2014 @03:06PM (#8149512)
Diamond ring is purchased as a show of both wealth and commitment. The recipient is left to judge- if the giver is very wealthy, it is clearly not a strong sign of commitment. If the giver is very poor, it is clearly a strong sign of commitment.
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