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by LtWorf 33 days ago
If you can predict the future so accurately, why aren't you the richest man on the planet?
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fauigerzigerk 33 days ago
Because predicting the future roughly as well as everyone else doesn't make you rich.

Predicting a surge in RAM supply after a surge in RAM demand and a huge increase in RAM margins is economics 101.

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LtWorf 33 days ago
We are still bound by natural resources, as much as economics 101 loves to ignore this simple fact.
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tardedmeme 33 days ago
Supply of RAM isn't really limited by natural resources - silicon is literally one of the most abundant materials on the planet. It's limited by the construction of billion dollar factories.
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fauigerzigerk 33 days ago
Scarcity of natural resources is squarely within the realm of economics 101.

The open question in my mind is for how long semiconductor demand will continue to grow faster than we can increase production capacity.

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enbugger 33 days ago
I can't. But I'm sure I will be happier and richer person if I don't opt out self from a working stack in favor of saving 100-200mb RAM
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LtWorf 33 days ago
You're off by an order of magnitude there.
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mh- 33 days ago
super happier and super richer?
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