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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 18:48:17 JST kaia
   fake diamonds crash the world diamond markets and I love it. already bought a fake diamond bracelet via Indian friend and will get another one when she's over. prices dropped 90%
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 18:48:56 JST meso

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     @kaia are they like, identical to diamonds but synthetic or something
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 18:51:16 JST kaia

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     @meso yes, they are identical and cannot be distinguished at all compared to mined diamonds
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 18:51:54 JST meso

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     @kaia ironically i feel like impurities in the diamond from the mining process might be able to do that
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     「セル」cell (سل) (cell@pl.ebin.zone)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 19:15:08 JST 「セル」cell (سل)

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     @p @kaia no you don’t get it, blood sweat and tears and lives lost and families destroyed over mining shiny rock give it value!!
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     p (p@raru.re)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 19:15:10 JST p

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     synthetic, man made, not exactly "fake"
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     canteen (canteen@cijber.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 19:33:28 JST canteen

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     @kaia @meso doesn't this mean they're real diamonds

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     Protoss (latein@cawfee.club)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 19:33:48 JST Protoss

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     @p @kaia in that case they're real diamonds
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     meso (meso@the.asbestos.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 20:28:02 JST meso

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     @canteen @kaia yes but they weren't mined/there's no scarcity
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     mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木) (moth_ball@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 21:01:56 JST mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木)

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     @kaia @meso Hate to be that guy but mined diamonds probably have impurities that make them look different to rock enjoyers. That's how other gems are appraised at least according to some professional gem cutter here on fedi who even posted pics of his workbench. He also had a bot that posted gem design schematics but I lost it in the Great Shitposter Migration.
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 21:04:05 JST kaia

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     oooh I recall him!
     
     yeah lesser stones have impurities, but the incredibly expensive ones were the really really clean ones. aaand those the Chinese now fabricate.
     
     a formerly $250,000 bracelet now is $1,500 for its silver and gold value.
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     mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木) (moth_ball@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 15-Aug-2024 21:06:55 JST mothball蛾玉 (西洋巣酸の木)

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     @kaia @meso There's a reason why diamonds haven't been a viable investment in a long time
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Friday, 16-Aug-2024 00:23:11 JST 翠星石

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     @kaia The price of even blood diamonds has been artificially inflated for a long, long time - the second someone walked out of that Jewellery store, that $250,000 diamond bracket would have at least halved in retail value.
     
     Flawless diamonds are boring - those are just a block of carbon.
     
     Diamonds with impurities are honestly worth more, as they have very interesting colours.
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