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BigBen · 11-08-2005, 07:37 AM

You should see the shit people will do for oil. And that stuff can hardly be termed "Forever". I bet someone has died just so that I could burn enough oil to go to work today.

As for diamonds, they are a unique commodity in the economic world. They are reasonably homogeneous, and to an untrained eye, a diamond is a diamond is a diamond. Diamonds can also be very heterogeneous, like the Hope Diamond or other such famous stone.

An average consumer/retailer/wholesaler cannot tell if the daimond you are holding is a Blood Diamond or not. Lasers are used to inscribe identification marks on the collars of gems, but even then, there is an issue of trust. I think that diamonds are getting a bad rap for violence; There is violence (or a potential for) whenever something of value is involved.

If I was to look at all of the injustice in the world that took place so that my life could be a little bit more comfortable, I would go out of my mind.

Even the Vegan, hippie, tree hugging socialist holding the love-in has unknowingly caused suffering in this world. People have died so that the Patchouli incense stick burns evenly...

11-08-2005, 07:37 AM	#12 (permalink)
BigBen Comedian Location: Use the search button	You should see the shit people will do for oil. And that stuff can hardly be termed "Forever". I bet someone has died just so that I could burn enough oil to go to work today. As for diamonds, they are a unique commodity in the economic world. They are reasonably homogeneous, and to an untrained eye, a diamond is a diamond is a diamond. Diamonds can also be very heterogeneous, like the Hope Diamond or other such famous stone. An average consumer/retailer/wholesaler cannot tell if the daimond you are holding is a Blood Diamond or not. Lasers are used to inscribe identification marks on the collars of gems, but even then, there is an issue of trust. I think that diamonds are getting a bad rap for violence; There is violence (or a potential for) whenever something of value is involved. If I was to look at all of the injustice in the world that took place so that my life could be a little bit more comfortable, I would go out of my mind. Even the Vegan, hippie, tree hugging socialist holding the love-in has unknowingly caused suffering in this world. People have died so that the Patchouli incense stick burns evenly... __________________ 3.141592654 Hey, if you are impressed with my memorizing pi to 10 digits, you should see the size of my penis.