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For more than a century, diamonds have been promoted as rare, precious, and essential for love. Jewelry stores, advertisements, and Hollywood movies all repeat the same message: a diamond is forever. But what if this promise was nothing more than a calculated scam? What if the price of diamonds, the supposed rarity of diamonds, and even the tradition of diamond engagement rings were created through manipulation? Why Diamonds Are a Scam - The Truth About Rarity Marketing and the Fake Value of Diamonds reveals the hidden history and the shocking reality behind the world's most famous gemstone. Inside these pages, you will uncover how the De Beers cartel built a monopoly that controlled nearly 90 percent of global diamond production, stockpiling stones to create artificial scarcity and using advertising to shape culture. You will learn how the slogan ""A Diamond Is Forever"" was not a timeless tradition but an invention of a marketing campaign designed to link diamonds with eternal love. You will see how engagement rings, once set with pearls, sapphires, or birthstones, were replaced by diamonds because the industry told people that anything else meant their love was less valuable. This book explores not only the economic scam but also the human and environmental costs of diamonds. From the brutal conditions of African diamond mines to the history of apartheid and the violence of blood diamonds, the story of this industry is one of exploitation, inequality, and suffering. Workers risk their lives in dangerous mines while corporations reap billions. Forests are destroyed, rivers are polluted, and communities are torn apart-all to maintain the illusion that diamonds are rare and worth the price. The myth collapses further when we consider the resale market. Unlike gold or platinum, diamonds have virtually no resale value. A stone purchased for thousands of dollars in a jewelry store is often worth only a fraction when resold. The supposed investment value of a diamond is nothing more than another piece of clever marketing. Even industry insiders admit that diamonds are intrinsically worth nothing. Today, lab grown diamonds challenge the scam. Chemically, optically, and physically identical to mined diamonds, these lab created gems can be made in just weeks at a fraction of the cost. They are more ethical, more sustainable, and free from the blood-soaked history of traditional mining. Yet the natural diamond industry continues to market its stones as more ""authentic"" and more ""special,"" proving that the story of diamonds has always been about perception, not reality. Why Diamonds Are a Scam is not only a history of De Beers and the diamond industry but also a guide for consumers who want to understand what they are really buying. Whether you are shopping for an engagement ring, interested in the truth about luxury goods, or simply fascinated by the intersection of marketing, economics, and culture, this book gives you the knowledge to see through the illusion. Diamonds are not rare. Diamonds are not valuable. Diamonds are not forever. They are carbon rocks, transformed into symbols of love and wealth through one of the greatest marketing campaigns in history. With powerful storytelling and detailed research, this book uncovers the scam that fooled the world and shows why the time has come to stop believing the myth.

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