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It's worth mentioning that Europe and the USA were very much into other precious stones when the diamond inception began. De Beers did a lot to tarnish the reputation of those other stones: bad luck, magnet for ghosts, illnesses, etc. while perfecting the reputation of the diamond as something pure and as unbreakable as some holy spirit.
Opal was growing in popularity as an engagement stone and DeBeers, as part of their effort to make diamonds the standard, purchased a big opal mine in Hungary and shut it down.
Bro your humour is terrible and I know you'll have little fanboys and fangirls who will always tell you you rock but trust me your humour is ok not terrible how can I word it......... That nerdy uncomfortable when someone's just awkward and weird. Essentially this is constructive criticism and I'll throw some praise in with it but the criticism is your high level production work and side cartoons are less entertaining and funny and more irritating and embarrassing you're afraid to give the proper punchline because it doesn't come across as pg13 so you dumb the joke down which the joke itself is so specific to the topic that only ppl who have studied and followed the diamond industry would follow and as you've proven those are some gullible ppl. And as for the end of this video what do you think myself the viewer took away from this diamonds aren't rare or forever ok rarity any dummy should be able to see this isn't true if it were then 90% of all diamonds on earth would be in a rappers closet ever buy a diamond anything and then try to sell it the diamond is worth nothing real or labgrown. Not forever........ Ok........ But still a super long ass time and still the hardest but the point is there was no point you just said diamonds were not forever but then did nothing to explain your declaration what's you're argument that they aren't forever. OK here it is..... The praise though your humour is too exclusive and just........ Weak, timid, with brutal voice over..... Seriously hire someone to read the skit scripts, you did a pretty good job keeping me interested when you weren't irritating me with terrible skits, and you've caught on with a new kind of info seekers who are seeking to find out the truth and awakening to the system of lies we are all fed daily so there's a lot of ppl out there right now seeking honest truth becoming more aligned with the real reality once they have learned to decouple from the matrix....... (Anyway bit of a tangent there sorry) there are some good and some just not so good aspects but I wish you well and look forward to coming across a new video of yours cause it's blowing up and lands in my feed
I watched a bunch of your shorts and I think you do a great job on them. You have a good look and voice and your delivery is full of excitement and energy without going over the top. I also like that you are kid friendly with the language. Keep up the good work.
My significant other and I already chose a down payment on a house for our family over a rock. After this, I'm reassured we made the right choice regardless of how society judges us. Thanks for yet another amazing video, your screen magic is top notch 😙👌
My wife hates it when I mention that her engagement ring will never be worth what we paid for it. It’s beautiful, sure, but if it appraised for anything near what I paid, I’d be shocked.
Well I can understand why she hates it The main thing about a ring is the sentimental value And there's no reason to regret something you can't, and shouldn't, take back
Simple, because he belabored a very simple point in order to increase the length of the video. That whole supply and demand graph was particularly circuitous. I was going..."just get to the point!". And we all know the point. In fact, the point of this whole video is common knowledge. Debeers are artificially limiting diamond supply in order to increase demand. This is not unique to Debeers. Rolex, Hermes, Gucci...etc. basically all high end brands do it. But diamonds are unique. Because, although DeBeers do limit supply of diamonds, and carbons are everywhere, not all carbons are diamonds, and not all diamonds are of the quality fit for jewelry. Only a small percentage of diamonds are of high enough quality to be sold as jewelries. And here is the actual truth, diamond supply, just like every natural resource, is finite. If you mine too much, you could run out of supply. And, it's not like every place has diamonds, there are only select mining sites in the world, and even the act of mining is a very difficult and expensive process. So, while the video is true enough, there are a lot more reasons why diamonds are expensive, and it's not as simplistic as "DeBeers limit supply".
oof, i think debeers was the blood diamond cuz they were the europeans profiteering off the local africans. either from cheap labor then marking up the price to ludicrously high levels or out right slave labor. (idk, because bloody or unsafe work conditions is a topic i kinda know exists but ive yet to compile my evidence. 1) sweat shops, 2) child labor, 3) modern day slavery, and so on. its nice to be american but the goods we enjoy that are cheap is probably due to them paying them low wages. even adjusting for thier country
Good animation, good but yet funny Voice Acting, he's energetic, which doesn't make it boring to watch, his videos are informative and optional unlike school, meaning we have the choice to watch them which makes them even better. So, overall his videos are just amazing.
20+ years ago, I watched a documentary the truth about diamonds just before I got married. It stated almost everything this video mentioned. Can't remember the title tho. Told my wife to be that I will never buy her diamond jewellery. But I bought her the monetary equivalent in gold jewellery. Apart from the rare one, diamonds never hold their value. Try and see how much that $10 000 you paid for diamond ring can get you at a pawn shop vs. a 916 gold ring.
glad you and your spouse chose gold instead, gold don't decrease value after buying and either stay or even increase over time. It's a good investment!
Never mind the ring. Do some research on true female nature and marriage. I got Red Pilled after my cheating fiancé was exposed and saved myself from getting married.
I came to your long form content from shorts and holy crap are these videos underrated. So beautifully edited and animated. Keep up the amazing work. 😁
You learn about equilibrium in uinv? In India we were taught about this is class 11/12 (1-3 years before attending college/univ) and while at it we were taught brilliantly, It lead to eco being my favourite subject in that class.
@@holy_marijuana In the states econ is part of 8-10th grade common core curriculum. You need it to graduate High School, I imagine the first guy is either older or not in the states.
Chill, peeps. It's taught in schools everywhere, he just never took it as a subject in high school, so he had to do an introductory course in uni. Though this doesn't explain why he never got to learn about equilibrium...
I think my favorite part about videos like this is the chaotic work space and random junk in the background. Like why are you surrounded by random boxes and looking for your papers😭
This guy deserves some respect. Can you believe this guy only pushed 500 views 8 months ago? And so he did for over 2 years before he gained tracktion. This guy should be a role model for any young aspiring youtubers out there.
Hank! Can I call you Hank? Ok Hank, this has got to be your most informative video yet. WoW very thorough and detailed. Not to mention that we all LOVE the voices. They are hilarious. Keep up the great work
I recently found out that sapphires and rubies are made of the same compound (Al2O3) only differing by trace minerals and emeralds are made of something completely different (Be3Al2(SiO3)6). Just this stupid thing cemented in my head that Pokemon emerald is better than Ruby and sapphire for some reason
Writing my dissertation on the mining economy of my country where this De Beers company is influential. This video has to be the most informative and detailed historical background I could get my hands on. Love it here
Adam ruins everything also did a video on De beers diamonds a couple of years ago and it was quite interesting, I would recommend checking that out as well
It’s really strange how I was talking about my bosses diamond wedding rings today and I even (jokingly) said “Diamonds are forever “ it really is ingrained I. Our society
Diamonds' only advatage is that they are hard and can be used as great tool tips, reinforcement material etc They basically are tools, not jewellery smh people are easily influenced by everything, it's irritating
Hey man, Amazing quality of production and content! Deserves much more impressions! Btw can i happen to get some tips for start ups and learning about how to go from zero to one? would love if you could help.
It means I was right from the get go when I told my mom that "Gold" are far more expensive than "Diamond" when I was little but she disapproved and told me I was wrong and I started to believe it until now but the thought and perception of Gold being way more expensive than diamond didn't falter in my mind. Sometimes I wonder what made me value and cherish Gold way more than diamond. lmao 😂
Gold and even silver have practical application. Especially gold for the tech industry, did you know gold is used in micro chips? You were absolutely right, diamonds are worth nothing.
I found out that gold can only be made in supernovas or collision of neutron stars. When planet was hot mass it sunk deep inside our planet. So its much much rarer then diamons.
