China made diamonds cheaper, but at what cost? (Possibly very low)
The industrialisation of China unleashed the productive potential of 1 seventh of the entire world population.
this post was submitted on 11 Jan 2025
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When people don't want to buy expensive blood diamonds sourced from the Rwandans waging a war of looting in the eastern Congo
Synthetic alternatives that are 90% cheaper and can only be differentiated from naturally occurring diamonds by supply chain tracing. There's literally no detectable physical difference.
That's not entirely correct. Because man made diamonds have a perfect cuboid structure that rarely occurs in nature, a diamond at the sizes man made diamonds are can be detected. Essentially they're too perfect at a molecular level. So there are labs that can determine the difference. Though, saying the difference is because man made is better isn't a great selling point.
I'd say "praise" rather than "blame", but hey...
This is the deflation "economists" are so worried about
Blame? We don't need diamonds mined with a blood.
Oh no!!! Not the diamonds!!! Don't those heartless commies hold anything dear and sacred?!