Somewhat misses the point that enshrining diamonds as *the* traditional surety is a hugely successful con, as they have little trade value.
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@moritheil Classic article on diamonds as successful con is http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/02/have-you-ever-tried-to-sell-a-diamond/304575/ … 30 years old but not much has changed.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@St_Rev But since the blood diamond flak didn't do much to sales/prices, does that mean it's cool in a 'Bothans died to bring you this' way?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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@moritheil Could just be evidence that the hyperreal image of the 'diamond' silences the reality. I dunno.
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