TIL that wedding rings are essentially successful ad campaign started by diamond mining companies to sell you diamonds
3 years ago by Sergigig to c/todayilearned
Got a 1ct dipper on a tungsten comfort fit band for $250. It was perfect... Until it shattered on tile and I lost the stone. No more diamonds for me 😔
There is a Adam ruins everything video about
Show her the shit the DeBeers have done and she will hopefully abandon hopes for a diamond ring.
Fuck the DeBeers
Interesting doc on Netflix called Nothing Lasts Forever goes into great detail on the diamond cartel and how 'synthetic' diamonds are getting mixed in with mined ones.
go to feed...
go to feed...
Yup, it's been extremely effective. I got engaged at the end of last year and certain types of people seemed genuinely horrified that I didn't get a diamond ring.
Anecdotally though those tended to be older folks so I think maybe it's losing effectiveness and younger people are seeing how absurd and arbitrary the whole thing is.
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