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> There is this weird market where you want the purist diamond you can find, but not too pure. So you want some imperfections, just the perfect number of imperfections.

Another "weird" market where this holds true is the dating market. In general it seems similar to how we evaluate other humans or forms of life in general. If another person is too perfect they either seem fake or trigger a weird uncanny valley effect.

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Art is another prime example. A photograph is the most accurate portrayal of a scene, but a painting is often more interesting/valuable.

Not to diminish any skills a photographer has, but it's a totally different skill set than a painter. A photograph can be duplicated in 1:1 quality so there is no difference from the original to the bazillionth copy. There is only one original painting. A photograph is taken in (typically) a fraction of a second with the obvious long exposure still within in seconds of time. A painting obviously takes much longer.

I say all of this as one that has made a living with various modes of image capture with a camera.

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