Autumnlove92 t1_iu24ysc wrote on October 28, 2022 at 12:08 AM

Reply to comment by surelythisisoriginal in It's weird that diamonds are so valuable. They're just shiny objects. by SenorDipstick

Yep, this! Diamonds are CHEAP (excluding the lives they cost) But I believe it was the 1940's that marketing made people believe they were worth the thousands they charged. "3 months salary" for a wedding ring sorta shit. And women ate it up.

Amhihykas t1_iu2bwj0 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:00 AM

diamonds are “forever”

Artanthos t1_iu2gvyc wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:39 AM

Diamonds were held in high value long before the 1940s.

That just when a certain marketing campaign started pushing them to the middle class.