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		Jedd 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. Th... This story - Diamonds are Bullshit - comes up regularly, and I bookmarked it back in 2013 because it's so good. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5403988 There is nothing to miss about the impending death of the 'diamond industry'. (Oh, the link is broken on the HN 2013 story -- try this one: https://priceonomics.com/diamonds-are-bullshit/ )

scoofy 5 months ago [–]

When I saw the headline I immediately thought: "couldn't have happened to nicer guys /s"

Why is it that everyone seems to have a soft spot for industries that have some kind of monopoly, suddenly losing that monopoly.

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