Has Technology Killed the Jewelry Industry?

Re:Has Technology Killed the Jewelry Industry? by mc32 on Monday January 26, 2015 @12:28AM (#8945647)

Well there are also aspects of sanitation and safety (a layer of protection between you and environment) and also protection from overexposure to UV. So it's not only social mores.

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Re:Has Technology Killed the Jewelry Industry? by wyager on Monday January 26, 2015 @11:16AM (#8947751)

I don't buy that at all. The parts of our bodies we traditionally cover with clothing aren't actually any more bacteria-ridden than the rest of us, and we already pick up and spread a ton of infectious agents through our hands. I doubt, for example, that sitting down naked on an NY subway chair is any worse than grabbing an NY subway pole without a glove on.

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Re:Has Technology Killed the Jewelry Industry? by spullara on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @03:03AM (#8951967)

Considerably better even, since you are unlikely to touch your face with your bum.

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