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There are difference between natural and fake diamonds, natural diamonds have some impurities which make detection of artificial ones possible. I think those im

There are difference between natural and fake diamonds, natural diamonds have some impurities which make detection of artificial ones possible. I think those impurities give "character" to natural diamonds and make em more valuable. Same all stuff u get when u eat fruit like fiber, slows down vitamine absorbtion and we are adapted to that, thats why sintetic vitamines must be taken with food.

nailer 10y ago
> There are difference between natural and fake diamonds Synthetic diamonds are not fake or unnatural. The distinction is between 'mined' vs 'made' > I think those impurities give "character" to natural diamonds and make em more valuable. I think they make mined diamonds more impure. And I think mined diamond companies use them to exploit men through artificial scarcity.
- ObeyTheGuts 10y ago
  How its artificial scarcity if it is possible to tell man made vs natre made diamond, they are two different this then! Purity of man made stuff is why it sucks, pure iron will rust the fuck away, u need add carbon and some metals to make good steel, same pure diamonds dont break light passing trough in such beautiful way as natural diamonds, and those impurities so far were not recreated by man.
77pt77 10y ago
If "manufactured" diamonds carried the exact same impurities everything would still stand. It's just another post facto excuse. No one used that argument for extracted ones before manufactured ones where even a thing. Diamonds are about status projecting/social proof. Manufactured ones would continue to be considered sub par because "reasons".
- StavrosK 10y ago
  s/reasons/diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them/. Even the article misses this. Literally the only reason people buy diamonds for is because they want to show that they burnt a large sum on it. If you buy fake diamonds, other people shame you because "I didn't burn the sum so you could reap the same social benefits without actually wasting your money", so fake diamonds have a stigma attached to it.
  - 77pt77 10y ago
    > s/reasons/diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them/. Yes, but the reason used to justify it must be indirect, otherwise it's just crass behavior. It can be impurities, it can be color (blue vs yellow), anything related to the extraction process, but never as simple as directly stating "it's more expensive".
  - ovibos 10y ago
    Sort of like how bitcoin uses hashes to demonstrate value, things like diamonds and dyes are a social "proof-of-work" - meaningful only because the cost they imply.
  - jgforbes 10y ago
    >diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them I wouldn't say that is their only reason. They are also very eye-catching and can be used to accentuate certain features. Their hardness makes their luster and shine outlast other jewelry too. That isn't to say that diamonds are worth their price, just that the do serve a purpose from a fashion standpoint besides for signaling wealth.
    - anexprogrammer 10y ago
      Not really. http://diamondssuck.com/ http://diamondssuck.com/ Moissanite generally works better as a diamond stone than actual diamond for 1/10 the price.

nailer 10y ago

> There are difference between natural and fake diamonds Synthetic diamonds are not fake or unnatural. The distinction is between 'mined' vs 'made' > I think those impurities give "character" to natural diamonds and make em more valuable. I think they make mined diamonds more impure. And I think mined diamond companies use them to exploit men through artificial scarcity.

ObeyTheGuts 10y ago
How its artificial scarcity if it is possible to tell man made vs natre made diamond, they are two different this then! Purity of man made stuff is why it sucks, pure iron will rust the fuck away, u need add carbon and some metals to make good steel, same pure diamonds dont break light passing trough in such beautiful way as natural diamonds, and those impurities so far were not recreated by man.

77pt77 10y ago

If "manufactured" diamonds carried the exact same impurities everything would still stand. It's just another post facto excuse. No one used that argument for extracted ones before manufactured ones where even a thing. Diamonds are about status projecting/social proof. Manufactured ones would continue to be considered sub par because "reasons".

StavrosK 10y ago
s/reasons/diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them/. Even the article misses this. Literally the only reason people buy diamonds for is because they want to show that they burnt a large sum on it. If you buy fake diamonds, other people shame you because "I didn't burn the sum so you could reap the same social benefits without actually wasting your money", so fake diamonds have a stigma attached to it.
- 77pt77 10y ago
  > s/reasons/diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them/. Yes, but the reason used to justify it must be indirect, otherwise it's just crass behavior. It can be impurities, it can be color (blue vs yellow), anything related to the extraction process, but never as simple as directly stating "it's more expensive".
- ovibos 10y ago
  Sort of like how bitcoin uses hashes to demonstrate value, things like diamonds and dyes are a social "proof-of-work" - meaningful only because the cost they imply.
- jgforbes 10y ago
  >diamonds' only purpose as jewelry is to show you spent a lot money on them I wouldn't say that is their only reason. They are also very eye-catching and can be used to accentuate certain features. Their hardness makes their luster and shine outlast other jewelry too. That isn't to say that diamonds are worth their price, just that the do serve a purpose from a fashion standpoint besides for signaling wealth.
  - anexprogrammer 10y ago
    Not really. http://diamondssuck.com/ http://diamondssuck.com/ Moissanite generally works better as a diamond stone than actual diamond for 1/10 the price.