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Karen Bandy's avatar

There are parallels to what is happening in the diamond industry. Lab grown diamonds were touted as the darlings of finished jewelry, especially engagement rings because they didn’t require pesky mining, even though the natural mining industry supports millions of people and whole communities of workers (I could go on and on).

But, labs take tons more energy to produce! Just like fake meat. That doesn’t matter to the virtue signalers.

Fast forward to today, the price has dropped so low on labs (like giant screen tv’s prices have dropped) those same virtue signalers can now get married with a 3ct stone. Such fakery. Yet they can’t pay off their student loans or afford a house. The whole thing is icky to me, kind of like the little bugs we’re supposed to eat.

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SadieJay's avatar

Being the non-jewelry person that I am, I had never ever heard of lab grown diamonds until I visited my local jeweler and he mentioned them, just a few weeks ago. I am like 'huh?!'. So, I look down at my real diamond and wonder if that industry is making my real diamond worth more? This world and its scenarios are getting weirder and weirder, I swear. Just like the electric vehicles that take a ton of electricity to run, but how to make the electricity? Certainly not with any shitty giant windmills. The more 'man' touches, the more 'he' ruins all 'he' puts his hands to in this day and age. Just look at how ugly our cities are compared to what once were the culture centers of Europe...like Venice? Mankind hit its peak in the Renaissance age and we are devolving at a highly alarming rate. Just look around..some serious knuckles getting close to the ground.

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Karen Bandy's avatar

The weirdest part, natural diamonds have actually gone down in value in recent months. They aren’t in high enough demand I guess.

Definitely the industry is in a huge period of change, just like we all are. It’s odd, synthetic rubies, emeralds and sapphires didn’t change the market at all. Why diamonds? Why now? Maybe Sunnydaze is onto something.

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SadieJay's avatar

Maybe the diamond mines are in the way of the mining for the conflict minerals that keep our sham EV's, cpus, phones, TV's and such up and going. Chinese refiners supply 68% of the world’s nickel, 40% of copper, 59% of lithium, and 73% of cobalt. And..they get it from horrendous mines in Africa. If you haven't see the mini-series The Widow with Kate Beckinsale on Amazon, it is really good. https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/blog/congo-child-labour-mobile-minerals

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Sunnydaze's avatar

I JUST heard a commercial for lab grown diamonds and was shocked! WTF!! Will they stop at nothing!! They want every single thing grown in a lab so they can be God! They decide what is brought to life and what isn’t. They decide what grows and what doesn’t. Goes back to the fall of the devil. Why? Because he wanted to be God! We are watching all of this evil play out because the devil is on a rampage to do just that…be God.

Wow. The picture keeps getting clearer.

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Karen Bandy's avatar

Now your world is complete, lol! How could you have survived thus far without a man-made diamond?

Strange times ahead.

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SadieJay's avatar

Wow..never thought of that. I do think you are correct. And, as with the blood, they have to pollute it. After all, it does every job in the body whether as facilitator or actual process, and now there is junk floating around inside the majority of the world, in the blood, that makes them forever altered from the way God created them to be. Playing God with DNA.

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Jodi Doggett's avatar

When are they going to go after our pets? They fart too.

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SadieJay's avatar

When Fauci was caught with all the beagles and the experimenting, I thought for sure it would be the end of him. But, he survived and I didn't hear a word from animal rights people. That right there says a lot. People are so crazy for their pets these days.

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Mary Poindexter McLaughlin's avatar

The apple CLEARLY didn't fall far from the tree, you contrarian, you. 👍

Ah, what to eat. We've been propagandized for DECADES on what the "right" things are to eat. How about each of us eats what brings us radiant health, knowing that that might be different for everyone?

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SadieJay's avatar

Exactly...I wonder how I would look on crickets? I have a feeling replacing that steak I had today with some other kind of protein would not satisfy my nutritional needs after my hard workout. It is what I craved, so I ate it. I think we crave what our bodies are deficient in, naturally. This only works if you are in tune with your body and treating it as the temple that it is though. My neighbor in Idaho is a 7th Day and has been a vegetarian all his life...and he went to college in Loma Linda, one of the Blue Zones. He is a firecracker at 69 years old. I couldn't keep up with him, that is for sure. Still practicing medicine...thank God for him!

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Mary Poindexter McLaughlin's avatar

Yes!! To be in tune with your body means tuning out all the damn advice from all the damn experts. Only YOU know what feels right. And that can change! I was a vegetarian for years, then when I had 3 kids in close succession, I felt like I needed to add some animal products back in for my health and theirs. Now I take it a day at a time. Kudos to you for treating your body "as the temple that it is." Amen to that!

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SadieJay's avatar

Yes! Here is to us, figuring it out. I was a little late to the game, if only they would teach that early. But, better late than never. And...some damage is reversible with mindful eating. It is our fuel...a very overlooked and misunderstood or purposefully manipulated fact, not a concept at all.

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Samantha Gluck's avatar

“It is not the sainted wise of the dead. It is the active acts of the wise that I personally witnessed time and time again over the years. He was the original skeptical contrarian.” <- I feel the same about my daddy.

We eat juicy red meat 6 days a week and have a dedicated freezer FULL of it.

It seems we’re zigger sisters Sadie!

I’ve had a very spotty presence here lately. Haven’t written anything here in over 2 months (maybe? It’s been a while). I’ve become very busy with editing projects, but I’m about to catch up! 🙏🏻💗

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SadieJay's avatar

I have wondered where you have been. Good to hear from you! Glad you are alive and insect free.

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Douglas A Corrigan's avatar

I have attached a clip to let everyone know what I think of the UN's directives! Just sayin!

https://rumble.com/v3youep-booom.html

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SadieJay's avatar

I love that! Hahaha...I just can't decide about that man though. He still gives me a great big pause.

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Sunnydaze's avatar

I ate steak tonight. And I squished a few bugs under my feet today too. 😉

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SadieJay's avatar

Way to stick it to the man!

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Sheri veley's avatar

I'm sure the UN has a cafeteria, full of meat based options. Would love to know! Upcoming Davos meeting where they will discuss us lowly peasants needing to eat bugs, would love to know what they are eating. After flying in on their private jets emitting carbon all the way.

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SadieJay's avatar

Exactly! I meant to put that in there about all the jet fuel it takes to get them to Doha but forgot. I am sure it is a 'dining room'. Cafeteria is for the help.

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