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>>So why do I have to buy my future fiance a diamond to experience that moment? Why not give her a piece of coal? It's the same element/material, just in a different, albeit less attractive, form.

Try gifting her a piece of coal and watch.

Really why should you wear a suit? Or why should you wear a watch? Or why should you dine a good restaurant?

There are a few emotions attached to a few things. Like for example Roses.



> Really why should you wear a suit? Or why should you wear a watch? Or why should you dine a good restaurant?

Many people are questioning the first two. :)

"good restaurant" is not quite precise: if you meant "popular", "chic", people are questioning that too. If you meant "has tasty food", then the analogy doesn't hold.

Your roses example is a good one though.


> Try gifting her a piece of coal and watch.

That's the whole point. Coal is a hyperbole here, but her special attitude towards diamonds is something manufactured artificially around 50-60 years ago.


The point is that the vehicle for conveying status doesn't matter. All that matters is that it conveys status. Everything else about it is veneer.




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