Are Diamonds Even a Luxury Anymore? De Beers Reckons with Price Plunge

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dtagames · 8h ago

The article fails to mention the human labor and environmental conditions created by diamond mining, and one of the main benefits of giving it up.

De Beers may mourn that diamonds are no longer rare, but sugar and electricity were once rare, too. Too bad.

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Are Diamonds Even a Luxury Anymore? De Beers Reckons with Price Plunge

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