Why are we still buying diamonds?
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PJ Vogt
4.8 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2023
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
They’re shiny rocks that we’ve somehow agreed embody romance and eternity. But diamonds, it turns out, are not as rare as we think. And these days, they can be made in a lab. So why do we continue to spend so much money on them? This week, the story of a century-long, international scheme. And the story of how it fell apart.
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