• Nvidia and Micron are making emotional appeals to consumers while PC users express frustration with big AI companies’ practices and self-serving motives.
  • Memory vendors predict DRAM and SSD shortages lasting until mid-2027, while new tariffs on advanced computing chips and potential Steam Machine pricing over $1,000 add to consumer concerns.
  • The article highlights how corporations use emotional messaging to mask financial interests, advising consumers to remain skeptical of such appeals.
  • MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works
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    9 hours ago

    I like the suggestions to save money and lower usage.

    “Have you tried living in complete darkness this month? You could save $2 off your bill!”

    “Perhaps try not using electricity this month. Or, consider getting a second source of income to turn on your fridge for a few hours a day!”

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      15 hours ago

      "try building your own dam, or wind farm, or having solar panels, why not have a nuclear reactor in your basement to powe houser house.

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      2 days ago

      It’s winter here, and I wear two or three layers with a sweater on top, because I am saving electricity.

      We’ll have ourselves our first trillionaire, and silly me hates all the people with 500mil+ net worth, and their bootlickers.

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      Inb4 we get astroturfed “Luddites” telling us to just abandon electricity and live like the Amish.