from Hacker News

The biggest diamond in over a century is found in Botswana

by surume on 8/23/24, 7:44 AM with 23 comments

• by glimshe on 8/23/24, 10:32 AM

  I never liked the idea of paying for diamonds, but what sealed the matter for me was how much my wife loved the lab diamond ring I bought her; 20% of the price of a natural diamond and indistinguishable from one without specialized equipment.

  The price of diamonds will tank over time more so than it has already.

• by 39896880 on 8/23/24, 11:19 AM

  No mention of the conditions the miners worked in to find it. A disgrace.

• by AndyMcConachie on 8/23/24, 8:10 AM

  Does the miner who found it get any money for finding it?

  Who gets to own it?

• by AeZ1E on 8/23/24, 7:53 AM

  the diamond is fab but is this really necessary? we need to focus on real issues! also, why do diamonds cost so much when they're just old rocks?