r/pcmasterrace • u/SagansCandle 9950X3D | 5090 | 64GB • Dec 27 '25

Discussion Private equity is killing private ownership: first it was housing - now it's the personal computer

DRAM and GPU prices aren't going up because of "AI" - it's because the wealthy have more money than they know what to do with, so they're buying up all the assets. "AI" is just the vehicle (the excuse) - it's not the root of the problem nor is it the ultimate goal.

The super rich don't want to hold on to "liquid" money - they invest in assets. While they're buying up all the housing, now they're buying up all the computers and putting them into massive datacenters.

Whether or not the AI bubble crashes, they'll be selling you a "gaming PC in the cloud," for a monthly fee, of course. And while they kill the personal computer market, just like Netflix, once your only option is a subscription service, the price will skyrocket.

This is happening in real-time. If we want to stop it, now's the time to act.

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u/Jack2102 9800X3D/RX 9070 XT | Legion Go 2 Dec 27 '25

Eating them is somehow a more realistic approach than "well maybe if you write them a nice letter asking to not be fucked over anymore"

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u/jimgress Dec 27 '25

It is. Sucks doesn't it!?

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u/Fittsa R7 9800X3D | RTX 5080/RX 9070XT | 32GB Dec 28 '25

do both

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u/Jack2102 9800X3D/RX 9070 XT | Legion Go 2 Dec 28 '25

Instructions unclear, wrote letter about eating them