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		MarkMc on March 20, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Diamonds Are Bullshit Here's an idea for a non-profit start-up: 1. Produce man-made diamonds and sell them at the same price as De Beers diamonds. 2. Use the revenue to fund education and health-care in poor African villages. 3. Market your diamonds as 'clean diamonds' and label the De Beers diamonds 'blood diamonds'. Would that work?

kamaal on March 20, 2013 | [–]

Probably if you somehow ensure you don't get murdered by the criminals/mafia.

Ives on March 20, 2013 | [–]

The amount of startup capital required to make a sustainable supply of man-made diamonds is probably pretty high.

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