It doesn't matter who wins the AI race, whether it’s OpenAI, Google, Microsoft or world governments. We will be the collateral damage in this. Energy bills, water bills, and hardware prices are going to become major talking points in 2026 and beyond. These are just a few things I’ve noticed as 2025 comes to a close.
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@nixCraft no prob. we can just make more energy, LoL
@nixCraft Obviously Communism and Capitalism aren't where you want your grand/kids to be
@nixCraft we fucked, but safe for now. SO HAPPY NEW YEARRRR BABYYYY!
@nixCraft what if nobody wins? Which is the most likely scenario imo
@nixCraft And insane levels of AI exploitation by nefarious beings.
Not least the likes of Google that long since dropped the 'do no evil' strapline - they monetise doomscrolling whilst absolutely knowing the damage that causes ...
@nixCraft IT departments are pausing routine desktop hardware refreshes too. They just don't have the budget.
My next PC or laptop will be 500 to 800 bucks more expensive in 2026, but at least I can make a video of a kitten playing and dancing in my home. Isn't that great? LOL. /s
@nixCraft oh dude - this already has so many downstream effects that will be felt for years. Right now someone is installing less ram on a medical device because the price was loced not bom - which means somewhere in 2034 people still be miss/un diagnosed for that one specific thing that required +32gb of ram… and ram and gpu prices are peanuts compared to what happens if the bubble explodes bringing down what 60% of the biggest economy… and we thought they are shooting themselves in the foot
@nixCraft It's not often i somehow manage to be ahead of the curve when it comes to pricing of PC parts... i usually just shoot for deals and upgrade the hell out of anything i buy after much research... with the intent on it being useful for several years to come.
I feel very lucky to have somehow managed to upgrade a mini PC with HQ fast large capacity SSD's and a ton of DDR5 RAM in mid 2025 before this price nightmare began. Will be using it for several years to come and not upgrading.