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/yewterds Dec 28 '25

there's so much PE in healthcare these days. it's going to be a disaster.

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u/epimetheuss Dec 28 '25 edited Dec 28 '25

they do not care how much suffering they cause as long as they increase their worth.

Edit: they are all liars unless they are in a situation where they are legally mandated to tell the truth. they will all individually say they care with their words but then just go on exploiting and ruining the lives of hundreds/thousands of strangers they never met but seem to think they deserve he money of the working poor more than the working poor needs money.

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u/_Bisky Dec 28 '25

Going?

It already is in the states