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submitted 10 months ago by to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world
 
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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[–] 12 points 10 months ago

A bigger share of the current factory output is being routed to the tech companies rather than the consumer component shops meaning there's less to go around. Since there's less to go around, consumer-facing stores are forced to bid higher to be able to maintain their stock which is then passed on to us plebs

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