glad I splurged and bought a 4070 when cross shopping with a 3060

glad I bought 16GB more ram on a whim bc I knew I wasn't going to pay for a new mobo any time soon

glad I bought a couple 2TB SSDs when streaming services could not longer provide me an experience worth paying for

glad I don't care to play the newest AAA games or watch shows/movies as soon as they come out

I've got several computers in pieces and two other old af ones now running Linux perfectly fine

the problem is not the hardware. the problem is the inefficient software that requires you to get better hardware.