"If reality was just being reality, the conclusion would be that diamond just won't be a limited resource, pretty soon; they'll be a material component in spells, but not a valuable component.  Even if something odd happened to me, and to the Iomadaen whom I gave sealed instructions, the Scientific Revolution would still figure it out in a year or two."

"The only way anything from the Demiplane of Diamond Synthesis could actually end up being valuable, was if something weird and tropey happened to make it be the case that what I did once, here, can never be done again.  That's the only way that any products of this event end up valuable, or rare, rather than useful the way that water is useful."

"It seemed important to disclaim that part, before I gave you some things that are probably worthless and not even slightly rare as of a year or two later, unless something tropey happens."

"If reality was just being reality, the conclusion would be that diamond just won't be a limited resource, pretty soon; they'll be a material component in spells, but not a valuable component.  Even if something odd happened to me, and to the Iomedaen whom I gave sealed instructions, the Scientific Revolution would still figure it out in a year or two."

"The only way anything from the Demiplane of Diamond Synthesis could actually end up being valuable, was if something weird and tropey happened to make it be the case that what I did once, here, can never be done again.  That's the only way that any products of this event end up valuable, or rare, rather than useful the way that water is useful."

"It seemed important to disclaim that part, before I gave you some things that are probably worthless and not even slightly rare as of a year or two later, unless something tropey happens."