Don't buy Diamonds if they aren't made in a lab or found in an Arkansas State Park

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Don't buy Diamonds if they aren't made in a lab or found in an Arkansas State Park

Lately you see companies talk about how their diamonds are conflict free. The fact is that just because they are 'conflict free' doesn't mean they aren't a product that came about by immense cruelty. See the Diamond trade is controlled by the the De Beers Group of Companies. Now that is the last time I will refer to them as such in this take. The rest of this take they will De Beers Diamond Cartel because they act like a Drug Cartel not a company.

The De Beers Diamond Cartel has a monopoly on the diamond trade by authorizing fewer than 200 people to buy diamonds from them which they then sell to distributors. Now let me put it this way, Diamonds aren't actually rare.

Don't buy Diamonds if they aren't made in a lab or found in an Arkansas State Park

The De Beers Cartel practices a form of Artificial Scarcity they essentially restrict the flow of diamonds specifically to make them seem rare and to make them expensive. If you were to just get rid of this artificial scarcity De Beers would be out of business faster than you could blink.

Don't buy Diamonds if they aren't made in a lab or found in an Arkansas State Park

Now let me point out just how much Influence De Beers has,

That whole two months salary rule WAS LITERALLY A DE BEERS AD CAMPAIGN SO THEY COULD MAKE MORE MONEY

Don't buy Diamonds if they aren't made in a lab or found in an Arkansas State Park

Before that, people just used to get fucking married.

The reason dealers have to tell you that a Diamond is Artificial, De Beers used their immense influence to lobby congress to make that a rule. Why? because then they could make it seem like Artificial diamonds were somehow lesser than natural ones. Why?

Because even using child labor to dig in unsafe mines pulling diamonds out at a dollar a day in 100 plus degree weather, strip searching them to make sure they aren't stealing and when they suspect theft cavity searching them. ARTIFICIAL DIAMONDS ARE STILL FUCKING CHEAPER. On top of that, Artificial diamonds are not only cheaper but MUCH higher quality and legitimately cruelty free. Instead of being mined with the sweat of African Children. They are made by scientists in places like Florida or New York.

To sum up, DON'T BUY NATURAL DIAMONDS.

They are a product of horrific child labor

They are not actually rare

and you can get better quality ones cheaper if you buy artificial and artificial ones don't have any ethical problems with them.

Don't buy Diamonds if they aren't made in a lab or found in an Arkansas State Park

Don't buy Diamonds if they aren't made in a lab or found in an Arkansas State Park
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