r/dndmemes • u/valsagan Artificer • Nov 13 '21

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

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '21

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u/PM_Me_your_femboys Nov 13 '21

We could say they were lying, but what does that change, if they own all of the diamonds.

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u/TossZergImba Nov 14 '21

Because "they" is not a single entity and all of them can profit a lot by being the first to break the cartel.

That's why cartels almost never last.

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u/PM_Me_your_femboys Nov 14 '21

But! There is no Internet in the dnd world. It probably just the local baron buys diamond and the people don't know.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '21

I would say that if you believed that this lie was the only thing preventing your children from dying permanently in battle, you'd keep it, but knowing people, I think someone would just blab it even harder because of that.

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u/DuntadaMan Forever DM Nov 13 '21

looks at current diamond market.

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u/PM_ME_DND_FIGURINES Nov 13 '21

I mean. It's an open secret that diamonds aren't actually that rare. If you can look it up and get credible sources in 5 minutes, then it's not really a conspiracy anymore.

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u/DuntadaMan Forever DM Nov 13 '21

Yes, and even though we know it and can prove it people are still going out there and spending months of their earnings on a lump of common carbon.

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u/SayNoob Nov 13 '21

People also spend a years salary on some iron with wheels and a decades salary on some bricks and shingles. The point is that it's not a conspiracy. It's openly available information.

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u/rlaitinen Nov 13 '21

While I agree it's not a conspiracy, the other guy's point about it being weird still stands, and your counterpoint breaks down for two reasons.

One, a car and house are functional objects. A rock is not.

Two, there is a lot of manpower and time dedicated to making a car and house. While there is a lot of manpower involved in diamonds, it's involved to get more diamonds in less time, not making a better diamond, as is the case with cars and homes.

At the end of the day, I can literally find a diamond in a field and keep it with no cost to me. Can't do that with a house or a car.

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u/PM_ME_DND_FIGURINES Nov 13 '21

Yeah, because it's a pretty rock that looks nice and people are willing to pay that much. Not defending De Beers, but the people who just want their pretty rock.

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u/Lots42 Nov 13 '21

Yes but de beers is still screwing with the market

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u/DuntadaMan Forever DM Nov 13 '21

Yes, and even with it being widely known diamonds still cost thousands.

Just because people know the truth doesn't mean they can do shit about it.

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u/deux3xmachina Nov 13 '21

They've always got the option of buying gems like moissanite or CZ instead, assuming they want the clear, sparkly kind of gem.

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u/GavoteX Nov 14 '21

Or just buy a lab grown diamond for a hell of a lot less.

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u/Coidzor Nov 13 '21

Which is a very different animal from your typical D&D world, hence the OP. No one faction controls the world's diamond supply in most settings.

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u/DuntadaMan Forever DM Nov 13 '21

Or DO they? Ever wonder what ancient dragons do for fun?

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u/Spirit_Bolas Nov 13 '21

Now all I can think of is an ancient silver dragon whose treasure hoard is all the worlds diamonds and anybody who wants one has to buy them directly from him.

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u/Coidzor Nov 13 '21

That's par for the course for Eberron but all but impossible in Forgotten Realms.

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u/DuntadaMan Forever DM Nov 13 '21

I love Eberron because you can make a delusional paranoid newspaper editor as a character, and not only does it fit entirely I the world, but your wild delusions will still probably not be as insane as what actually happened.