Is commercial jewelry really attractive... or are its purchasers just brainwashed by culture?

Sometimes I get ads in the mail or see them in the paper from Zales or Daniels or whatever, showing a bunch of diamond or pearly rings and gold and silver earrings and all that.

I see a bunch of expensive stuff that looks like ugly shiny insects.

Does anyone really think that stuff is attractive?

I’m talkin’ about commercial jewelry, not homemade jewelry.