Aug 13, 2026, 7:21 PMBanks are about to loan $500 Billion to build AI data centers & NVIDIA is giving GPUs as collateral with a promise they won’t lose value. Only way they can keep that is if they artificially keep prices high, which might explain why GPUs already in market are rising. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@djlink I have no words for how monumentally stupid this is.
Aug 13, 2026, 7:26 PM@JeremiahFieldhaven it’s so clear at this point they have no idea how to keep the thing rolling at the speed it’s been, and instead of trying to stabilize it and build strong foundations (if that’s even possible), they just keep on pressing the speed button
Aug 13, 2026, 7:25 PM@djlink guess we'll soon see pixel games make a comeback... the kind that doesn't require a 3D engine like Unity, that is
@djlink I'm increasingly thrilled not to be into PC gaming. This is all monumentally absurd and feels like it should be in breach of some sort of law or regulation! Stupid thing is you can only excrete on your customers for so long until you bully yourself out of the market. Such shortsighted thinking.
Aug 13, 2026, 7:30 PM@djlink this is definitely going to be as bad if not worse than 2008