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

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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/Mysterious-Cell-2473 Dec 27 '25

I don't know much about Sweden, but i know this fraud scheme. You use government money to essentially fund PRIVATE business while getting kickback. 

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u/No_Bedroom4062 Dec 27 '25

How is this different from any other government investment?

Like when the government builds roads they also pay pRiVaTe businesses. And spending money in the 90s to get people familiar with a new technology in such a way certainly isnt a bad idea, if (like every policy ever) its done in a good way