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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by thrance on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:00AM (#46511689)
Billions are already "priced out" of owning property, why do you think you joining them would have any broader impact?
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by gosub100 on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @09:21AM (#46512581)
The capitalist system depends on having some people below it to exploit, African villagers notwithstanding.
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by codyb on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @11:05AM (#46514095)
I guess the broader impact is cause the people on here actually do have assets and can donate, vote, call, and influence.

So if the upper middle and lower upper classes are being hollowed out...

Well... what's that leave? Just the super rich, and the rest...

And considering the way the super rich are acting, I suppose they're just fine with that. The morally bankrupt sacks of shit that most of them seem to be, or become...

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