Re:Has Technology Killed the Jewelry Industry?
by thaumasiotes on Friday January 30, 2015 @09:36AM
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All of that, including "a better value store than diamonds", is true of a cinder block. But you don't see people congratulating themselves on how they savvily bought one of those.
Lasts a lifetime. Which means it:
- acquires sentimental value; it can be passed on to children, and then to grandchildren
- doesn't tie you to the economic system that much - you bought it, you have it, you don't need to go and buy a new one every year
- doesn't generate so much waste; lets you refuse participating in the waste-generation system
- still a much better value store than diamonds