2025–present global memory supply shortage ("RAMageddon")

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%93present_global_memory_supply_shortage?wprov=sfla1

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dil@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 28d (2 replies)

its all so only rent online pcs in the future

dantheclamman@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 28d (1 reply)

Yep, it's funny how it works

  1. Invented scarcity by exiting consumer memory market, and sanctioning Chinese memory suppliers that can help fill the gap
  2. Use all the memory on speculative data centers
  3. Make consumer tech so expensive that they're forced to lease them, rent virtual machines or do buy now pay later and pay interest
  4. Profit
  5. Consumers pay for bailout of AI company investors when bubble pops?
dil@piefed.zip · 2 pts · 27d

Arent they trying to pawn off some ai company on the ppl already, like make it government owned so the debt is our problem not theirs

eah@programming.dev · 3 pts · 27d

According to a 2026 Kearney's PERLab analysis, the shortage is expected to last at least until 2030.

Lord, have mercy.