SuperCub@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 19 hours agoWhat are some assets that depreciate considerably once you purchase/obtain them?message-squaremessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareWhat are some assets that depreciate considerably once you purchase/obtain them?SuperCub@sh.itjust.works to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 19 hours agomessage-square55fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarehalcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·18 hours agoEh Diamond is okay, as long as it’s artifical. Better clarity and color, not contributing to the blood diamond trade, and a fraction of the price. That being said, there are a ton of other prettier gems anyway, diamonds are boring as fuck.
minus-squareIWW4@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoDiamonds are ok for what? They are shit as an investment and as you appropriately pointed out there are better looking gem stones.
minus-squarespongebue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·17 hours agoI’ve heard a fair argument in favor of diamonds that their hardness means they last a lot longer for everyday use. Softer gemstones are more prone to wear and tear over time. But as far as I know, that doesn’t mean it can’t be artificial.
minus-square𝕮𝕬𝕭𝕭𝕬𝕲𝕰@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoArtificial diamonds are still diamonds! Just because nobody died to make it they are identical on a chemical level.
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Eh Diamond is okay, as long as it’s artifical. Better clarity and color, not contributing to the blood diamond trade, and a fraction of the price.
That being said, there are a ton of other prettier gems anyway, diamonds are boring as fuck.
Diamonds are ok for what?
They are shit as an investment and as you appropriately pointed out there are better looking gem stones.
I’ve heard a fair argument in favor of diamonds that their hardness means they last a lot longer for everyday use. Softer gemstones are more prone to wear and tear over time.
But as far as I know, that doesn’t mean it can’t be artificial.
Artificial diamonds are still diamonds! Just because nobody died to make it they are identical on a chemical level.