they're not rare, De Beers manually controls the market price by limiting the amount of diamonds on the market.

[u/valsagan]

[u/ltouroumov]

Friends of mine got artificial diamonds for their wedding rings.

They thought that it was much more awesome to have a shiny rock synthesized through the power of science and human ingenuity rather than a shiny rock dug out out of the ground by someone in dubious working conditions.

I agree with them, if I ever get any jewelry I'll get synthetic stones as well.

[u/7-Second_Movement → u/ltouroumov]

May as well just not get diamonds if that's your philosophy

[u/MrHyperion_ → u/ltouroumov]

There also that one material that's actually shinier than diamond and overall looks even better. I can't remember its name

[u/rlaitinen → u/MrHyperion_]

shinier than diamond

Moissanite