PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoSouth African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954lemmy.worldimagemessage-square82fedilinkarrow-up1611arrow-down111cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1600arrow-down1imageSouth African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954lemmy.worldPugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square82fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·1 year agoMining is one of the most grotesque industries: child labor, slave labor, water contamination, entire ecosystems being destroyed, workers getting contaminated with everything you could imagine.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up25arrow-down1·1 year agoAll for diamonds that can be created with chemical deposition for cheaper.
minus-squareloki@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year ago“A Diamond is forever” ad campaign really fucked the perception of diamonds.
Mining is one of the most grotesque industries: child labor, slave labor, water contamination, entire ecosystems being destroyed, workers getting contaminated with everything you could imagine.
All for diamonds that can be created with chemical deposition for cheaper.
“A Diamond is forever” ad campaign really fucked the perception of diamonds.