DIAMONDS

Upon thinking about what is good, i glanced down to the ring on my finger I inherited from my mother and instantly thought diamonds are definitely something I think are good. But to many... they are a form of suffering, a lifetime of pain.
I find this interesting, one object with so much stigma, which portrays wealth and status, at the same time as intensive slave labour.
I want to delve into these gemstones, look at the status of them in society, the history, the labour and the use of them in industry. It is a widely known-about argument which I would like to try and settle in my own insignificant way... are they good? or are they bad?