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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by fzeroracer on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:37AM (#46512045)
I'm not sure if you're doing this intentionally or not, but it is incredibly funny to see people on HN doing what is effectively manufacturing consent for people to not actually own anything. We've gone from home computing is the future to no one should own a computer because it's wasteful.

I'm not sure where this sentiment even comes from but if the economy only consists of renters and landlords then we don't even have the thinnest veneer of capitalism anymore. We're just Feudalism 2.0.

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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by SkyeCA on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @09:51AM (#46512960)
The sentiment comes from techbros who see yet another avenue through which to exploit the average person.
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by thrance on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @09:09AM (#46512431)
Capitalism was never about owning things. It's about accumulating capital (hence the name), and renting stuff is more profitable than selling stuff.
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by andrekandre on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @10:03PM (#46522034)
not quite: its about accumulating capital yes, but also with private ownership (as opposed to collective ownership) and the use of said capital to gain more capital (investment returns put back into more investment)

  > renting stuff is more profitable than selling stuff
maybe, maybe not, but it is usually more stable and predictable
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by thrance on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @05:35AM (#46524744)
Nope, you can have capitalism where the vast majority of the population is legally or economically barred from owning anything. The only private ownership required in capitalism is that of the means of production, which says absolutely nothing about the rest.
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Re:AWS raises GPU prices 15% on a Saturday, hopes you weren'... by andrekandre on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @08:48PM (#46536078) 

  > The only private ownership required in capitalism is that of the means of production
well, thats exactly what i was referring to ^_^

i agree, for personal property, you indeed could have capitalism and deny private personal ownership, and that is a worrying trend nowadays.

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