[shash]

It’s not merely a “gaming vs data center“. There’s so many other places DRAM and NVM are needed - mobile, automotive, other consumer electronics,… the current situation is that _all_ of that is deprived of the memory that it needs. And much of this is critical to the real economy.

[fsckboy]

i could have used lemons and lemonade stands to explain supply and demand, the lesson is still the same.

letting the market set prices ensures that the chips go to the critical markets and uses. less critical uses will not allocate funds for purchases.

[mongrelion]

letting the market set prices ensures that the chips go to the critical markets and uses.

Can you please elaborate what you mean by "critical market"?

Edit: formatting