Diamonds can now be created from scratch in the lab in just 15 minutes - eviltoast
  • Almrond@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    The problem wouldn’t be fixed even then. The jewelery companies have people convinced that the only diamonds that are worth it are mined from the earth by a real human slave. Fixing that problem has nothing to do with gemstones.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      companies have people convinced that the only diamonds that are worth it are mined from the earth by a real human slave

      Is this still the case? I feel like I’ve seen “conflict free” as a selling point for (presumably labgrown) diamonds.

      • rockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.ee
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        2 days ago

        Me too. I’ve also heard synthetic gemstones can have colours and structures unlike anything that can form naturally. I want one of those, so that nobody would mistake it for a mined stone.