tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post520316237813527820..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Diamonds are forever: monopoly and manipulationbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-21296261759926477372014-02-17T11:59:15.733+00:002014-02-17T11:59:15.733+00:00For those without the time to read the article, he...For those without the time to read the article, <a href="http://www.collegehumor.com/video/6952792/why-engagement-rings-are-a-scam" rel="nofollow">here's the College Humour summary</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-12138800840827839322010-10-21T21:14:01.954+01:002010-10-21T21:14:01.954+01:00Yes, I wonder how De Beers staved it off...Yes, I wonder how De Beers staved it off...Milanhttp://www.sindark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-18860273184908043562010-10-21T20:24:52.555+01:002010-10-21T20:24:52.555+01:00Yes, there are a few great quotes in the article. ...Yes, there are a few great quotes in the article. I didn't realise till I was halfway through that it was written in 1982 and so probably needs some significant updating since (as far as I am aware) there hasn't been a global crash in diamond prices as the article predicted.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-50264140416618012412010-10-21T20:18:44.191+01:002010-10-21T20:18:44.191+01:00Great line: "Again, sentiments were born out ...Great line: "Again, sentiments were born out of necessity: older American women received a ring of miniature diamonds because of the needs of a South African corporation to accommodate the Soviet Union."Milanhttp://www.sindark.comnoreply@blogger.com