Weirdbeardgame@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 年前The magic genie has appeared to grant you your wish. What small thing do you wish for that would have the biggest positive impact on the world?message-squaremessage-square193linkfedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down10
arrow-up1123arrow-down1message-squareThe magic genie has appeared to grant you your wish. What small thing do you wish for that would have the biggest positive impact on the world?Weirdbeardgame@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 2 年前message-square193linkfedilink
minus-squareillectrility@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 年前Wouldn’t work. If there’s so many diamonds, they’d just kind of lose their value. Also, who are you gonna sell them to, if everyone has them? Although it could kind of be a new currency that excludes the rich, making their wealth at least a little useless. I fully agree on the premise, but I think it needs refining.
minus-squareTheBananaKing@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·2 年前I don’t plan to use them for wealth, it’s just a nice stable form of carbon that’s sharp and heavy.
minus-squareMrZee@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·edit-22 年前Agreed, but looking in the bright side: it would kill the diamond industry, which is a fucking awful blight on the world :)
Wouldn’t work. If there’s so many diamonds, they’d just kind of lose their value. Also, who are you gonna sell them to, if everyone has them?
Although it could kind of be a new currency that excludes the rich, making their wealth at least a little useless.
I fully agree on the premise, but I think it needs refining.
I don’t plan to use them for wealth, it’s just a nice stable form of carbon that’s sharp and heavy.
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Only to the people they’re aimed at.
Agreed, but looking in the bright side: it would kill the diamond industry, which is a fucking awful blight on the world :)