Twice in the past two days, articles on the diamond industry have popped up in my reading sessions. I’d thought about the inherent inequities in the diamond industry (likewise in the gold and other precious metals industries) and came to a conclusion.

I’m not foolish enough to think I can live my life without ever supporting companies or industries with abhorrent working conditions or unjustifiable profit margins — not without moving into a cabin in the woods.

But, I can decide to stop supporting ones that are so unessential and so blatant that it’s a no-brainer. So no more diamond purchases here. Admittedly, I can’t claim to have purchased many, but it wasn’t none, and that’s what I’ll shoot for now.