[codeulike]

We've had human-made diamong rings for years, and their existince highlights the preposterous nature of the whole diamond-jewelry industry

Lab-grown diamonds raise profound existential questions for the industry: for one, if chemically identical stones can be grown in a lab, what is the point of mining natural diamonds?

https://www.ft.com/content/8b502874-feee-11e8-ac00-57a2a8264...

[Aeronwen]

Diamonds aren't rare.

The preposterous nature of the whole diamond-jewellery industry is that it's based on hiding that fact to create false scarcity.