[landemva]

Right, the specialized chips are still catching up. And Dell forecasts a 20% revenue drop this quarter.

https://www.electropages.com/blog/2023/02/semiconductor-over...

I had read that rpi started selling bulk to companies which is leaving little supply for consumers. Maybe upstarts like Orange Pi will step in to fill the void for consumers.

http://www.orangepi.org/html/hardWare/computerAndMicrocontro...

>> payments may have ended, but the money is still sloshing around in the system.

How would existing money cause additional inflation? It would flat-line, not increase.

[lxgr]

Because it's making people itchy to spend it (or invest it into something productive or at least inflation-neutral).

Until either inflation itself or other forces (such as interest rates) counterbalance that effect, we'll be seeing increased spending velocity – the other component of inflation besides the amount.