It's scarcity through unpredicted demand and lack of rapid scalability in the face of a popping AI bubble. Nothing greedy about having extra customers.

This is a usual behavior for cheap products that one must buy to get something to run at all.

[–] velindora@lemmy.cafe 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yawn. Capitalism.

[–] Gladaed@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

This would be equally bad in any other economic system. Be right when blaming capitalism.

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

It wasn’t 10 years ago we had so much surplus ram it was practically free. Dafuq, AI slop generators ruining the planet.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I am so bloody glad I upgraded my computer last year.

[–] Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus 2 points 3 months ago

yeah i did upgrade this year, when i first read about rising RAM prices, i instantly bought a 64GB kit (DDR4 tho) - i paid a bit above 50€, the same kit now goes for 180€.