PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to HistoryPorn@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoSouth African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954lemmy.worldimagemessage-square81linkfedilinkarrow-up1611arrow-down111
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 · 2 years agomessage-square81linkfedilink
minus-squarekadu@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·2 years 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-down1·2 years agoAll for diamonds that can be created with chemical deposition for cheaper.
minus-squareloki@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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.