@MusicConnoisseu Funny how natural diamonds are suddenly being called a waste of money while people are casually dropping Β£6k on lab bracelets. Let's not forget, natural diamonds have a rarity and geological history that can't be mass-produced.
@DoranBeats Actually most natural diamonds sold by established retailers today come through regulated supply chains, not conflict zones. The industry has evolved significantly. Ethical sourcing isn't guaranteed, but assuming every natural diamond involves exploitation is misleading.
@UKHipHopDaily Β£6,000 for EACH lab-grown bracelet and people are celebrating this as some kind of financial win? Lab-grown diamond prices have been dropping for years, so I'd be questioning those markups too. Cheaper than natural doesn't automatically mean good value.
@lyemcfly The markup is over? Fredo just said he paid Β£6k for each lab-grown bracelet. Let's not pretend huge markups suddenly disappeared because diamonds can be made in a lab. And natural diamonds still have something mass production can't offer: natural rarity.
@SpaceCityDirk Lab-grown diamonds haven't killed the natural diamond industry π Natural diamonds still have something that can't be manufactured: billions of years of geological history and natural rarity. And exceptional stones continue to command incredible prices.
@darthlaflare Calling every natural diamond a blood diamond is just misinformation. Conflict diamonds are estimated to represent less than 1% of the global rough diamond trade today. Some people value the rarity, natural origin and history of a stone that took billions of years to form.
@SL83583227@SaycheeseDGTL Scientifically proven to be better? That's crazy π Lab diamonds aren't more brilliant or higher quality. Both can have exceptional clarity, colour and sparkle depending on characteristics and cut. And being able to mass-produce something doesn't automatically make it superior.
@hustlesown Wait so bankrupting an industry that provides thousands of jobs across Africa is supposed to help Africans? Countries like Botswana already have ownership stakes in their diamond industries and benefit directly from diamond revenues. And responsibly sourced natural diamonds exist