• not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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    1 day ago

    “selling tulips is obv unsustainable because it’s a bubble but selling tulip growing equipment now that’s a sustainable business model”

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      If you were already producing watering cans, yeah, kinda. They’re pivoting for pure profit right now, and when the bubble bursts, they’ll just go back to selling 2000€ “consumer” GPUs. Maybe they’ll sit on some inventory, but the sheer profits at the moment will cover for that.

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        In a lot of fields, the middle-ground is completely barren.

        Audiophiles killed middle of the ground hi-fi systems, now all you can easily get is soundbars, bluetooth speakers, and the ever golden audiophool stuff with healing crystals. Often your best bet is to buy cheap pro audio stuff, a cheap audio interface also gives you a good 48V XLR input, studio headphones are comfortable and don’t have BASS BOOST built in, etc.

        The same will happen to gaming. You’ll be either forced to use an iGPU, or shell out $2000+ for a GAMING GPU with factory overclock and RGB LEDs.