Well, that’s just really shitty.

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    2 days ago

    It’s just that society has much bigger problems than the price of ram sticks.

    Like the price of housing, the price of food, transportation…

    I don’t find this even worth mentioning, that’s just it.

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      Nothing in modern society works without computers, so everything will get a bit more expensive with DRAM and NAND chips multiplying in price. Hell, wages may go down at low margin businesses dependent on computing.

      It’s not apocalyptic by any means, but it’s just more salt in many wounds.

      For us gamers, RAM is a once every 5 or 10 years expense. If you buy it more often, you’re just wasting money most likely. Businesses may buy a lot of new computers every year, or they might use cloud compute services that will also get more expensive.

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        I have a rule that I will double RAM with each generation. I had 8GB of DDR2, then 16GB of DDR3. You can guess where I went with DDR4.

        Looks like I’m not getting 64GB this year.

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      So, you’re going with the slippery slope: There are so many other problems, why worry about a new one?

      I’m homeless and struggle to afford food, so I’m aware of the larger issues in play. The problem here is that we’re adding a new one atop societal decay. Handwaving each new fuckup away is how we succumb to a future without agency.

      Now is the time to be shouting from the rooftops, not giving up.