I agree gold and silver have next to zero practical uses. They've already posted on how the shuttle that is going to Mars will be using parts made of wood and concrete.
Invest in trees bitches, they take longer to grow than diamonds!
Why are gems/diamonds valuable?
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I agree gold and silver have next to zero practical uses. They've already posted on how the shuttle that is going to Mars will be using parts made of wood and concrete.
Invest in trees bitches, they take longer to grow than diamonds!
Silver has looooooooads of practical uses.
But yeah. Years of marketing by the diamond corporations.
They are considered valuable because these guys are fucking gangsters! ==> The History Behind the DeBeers Diamond Cartel - Associated Content from Yahoo! - associatedcontent.com
There is some (slight) common sense for those wanting to follow tradition. The tradition being, that the engagement ring is two months income, so for the average middle class, that is somewhere around $8,000. If people had to actually save $8,000 for a ring, they might think twice about proposing to a slut they just met. These days though, the cost just goes on the credit card, along with all the other bullshit that comes with a wife.
> for the rest of your short marriage?
lmfao. I see what you did there.
I always thought Diamonds were expensive because they've been smuggled
out of the mine in a black man's asshole, which added to the 'wow' factor
when hung around a white woman's neck.
lmfao. I see what you did there.
I always thought Diamonds were expensive because they've been smuggled
out of the mine in a black man's asshole, which added to the 'wow' factor
when hung around a white woman's neck.
In an age where we can literally grow gemstones which are almost identical (generally superior, in fact) to the "real thing", why do people still consider them valuable?
With the little lady and I talking more about marriage, I've been on a personal anti-precious-stone kick lately. I've heard all sorts of things, from artificial supply on behalf of DeBeers, to the idea that marketing is the sole reason for their value, etc.
99% of people I've spoken to about this basically call me a cheap asshole. But for me, it's not an issue of affordability so much as the principle behind the issue. The money could otherwise go far in so many circumstances, yet there's so much social pressure to buy a useless rock which won't go... anywhere. (And which may or may not have real scarcity-based value.)
I'll admit that I've bought a few diamonds in the past, but I don't know if I can justify the purchase in the future.
What's your opinion on the topic in general?
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