[sxv]

Many see a value in "natural" objects that is absent in those engineered by man. There is a raw energy and story behind it. Would you be just as awe-struck by a magnificent waterfall built by engineers flowing atop beautiful factory-produced rocks as one created by geologic forces over millennia?

[taormina]

Many marketers have convinced you of that. To many, the story is a story of blood and tears. Diamond mines are terrible places.

[CamperBob2]

Would you be just as awe-struck by a magnificent waterfall built by engineers flowing atop beautiful factory-produced rocks as one created by geologic forces over millennia?

Why wouldn't I be? Human creations can be every bit as awe-inspiring as anything found in nature.

No waterfall is as impressive as a smartphone, if you know what you're looking at and what it took to make it happen.

[red-iron-pine]

I've seen some beautiful waterfalls.

But none of them filled me with awe the way that the Hoover Dam did.

What story is there behind a rock in the ground outside of a middle-school tier earth science lecture?

[heystefan]

^ What he said. There's something in story/branding/nostalgia too.

[unusualmonkey]

The Bellagio in Vegas is pretty awesome.