balderdash@lemmy.zip to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agoHonestly, fuck the diamond industrylemmy.zipimagemessage-square149fedilinkarrow-up11.58Karrow-down117
arrow-up11.56Karrow-down1imageHonestly, fuck the diamond industrylemmy.zipbalderdash@lemmy.zip to Memes@lemmy.ml · edit-21 year agomessage-square149fedilink
minus-squaretigeruppercut@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 year agoThere’s some religious history to them, but in general these days people are talking about the list of stones that American jewelers came up with in the early 20th century to try to sell more shit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone?useskin=vector
minus-squareLogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoBirthstones are like the zodiac signs of geology. Each month gets assigned a gemstone.
minus-squarefeedum_sneedson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOne of which is diamond, annoyingly enough.
What are birth stones?
There’s some religious history to them, but in general these days people are talking about the list of stones that American jewelers came up with in the early 20th century to try to sell more shit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthstone?useskin=vector
Birthstones are like the zodiac signs of geology. Each month gets assigned a gemstone.
One of which is diamond, annoyingly enough.