• LavaPlanet@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Hey man, don’t need to go that far. The concept and context of his argument are solid. Look at diamonds, for instance. It’s done, even if his example wasn’t spot on. Maybe. Where I am the dairy farmers are selling their cattle for meat, because the supermarkets have strong armed such low prices, they can’t afford to even operate. While the milk on the shelf isn’t cheap.

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      1 year ago

      Diamonds are a luxury item that no one needs. Can’t say I’m terribly upset about that.