Older PCs and consoles are only cheap now because people buy newer stuff.

When the newer stuff becomes prohibitively expensive, old hardware and consoles will SKYROCKET as demand goes up, because nobody is MAKING more.

Hoard tech now. We’re not that far away from 2012 laptops going for $500.

All open computer components are, right now, the cheapest they are likely to ever be again for the rest of your life. This is the end of open personal computing, and you should build something to ride out until the grave now.

Well, the purchases they make now from western companies is an incestuous “you scratch my back I’ll scratch yours” on-paper only revenue scam.

Chinese companies would not play ball with that, because for better or worse, China has a MUCH stronger will to rip a company apart if it’s behaving irresponsibly, particularly if that irresponsibility is strengthening US companies’ hands. So buying from NVidia means market manipulation and ulterior motives for ledgers and stock prices. Buying from a Chinese company means buying the product at something more like a fair market price rather than sweetheart deals, and then also fighting a US government that is actively fighting Chinese chip production and willing to use tariffs and strongarming to enforce it.

I’m not saying this is exactly how this will shake out, but I am saying it’s the only potential place that computer technology has ANY chance of being made for consumers for the next decade or so, so it’s them or nothing.

Joke’s on you. You’re gonna have to live through the worst of what’s coming.

Chinese manufacturers would fall outside of the “circlejerk” economy between hardware manufacturers and AI companies, and as such I think AI companies would be less willing to buy from Chinese manufacturers, particularly with Trumpian anti-China policies.

Even if they didn’t, Chinese companies still seem to very much be old-school capitalism - they actually still concentrate on making and selling a product instead of just moving capital around with the customer being an obstacle and excuse.

I mean… it’s not wrong. That IS 8 minutes slower.

The only hope for consumers is that Chinese manufacturers pick up the slack, but guess which country western governments ABSOLUTELY don’t want you buying products from?

Draw her a little portrait the next day

Got any openings for people with no common sense and a very tenuous grasp on reality as a whole?

Have you considered right-wing punditry?

Doubtful. When they remade FFVII they waved their hands around about there being a menu and said “Look! It’s just like the original!” despite the fact it’s NOTHING like it at all. They’re going to gaslight everyone about their bad, flashy effect game systems rather than give classic fans what they want.

Bingo.

Me: “I want to strategically pick from my attacks and dynamically respond to shifts in the battle with a whole optimized and customized party.”

Square-Enix: “Best I can do is half-assed hybrid character action game or stupid, limited autoplaying AI.”

Of course not. It’s cold outside. I brought her inside.

Biological Ice-9.

In the modern era they refer to the “salad bowl” rather than the “melting pot” because “melting pot” implies cultural erasure during integration, but “salad bowl” combines while maintaining individual unique characteristics.

I personally like its adamant REFUSAL to be bullied into showing the actual state of devices. DMESG knows, because notifications show the correct state, but Blueman is over here IE6ing.

No kidding.

Guess just ASKING someone’s age is good enough when you’re the government. No need to hold yourself to the standards you insist others need to meet.