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1. shevy-java · 1789929023 · focus · HN ↗

   About 2 years ago I bought some SDRAM or something like that, DDR4 or DDR5, don't recall offhand. A few months ago I looked at the price today, and it was over 3x as high. That's just insane. Governments need to do something against this abuse system that AI amplified here.

   1. pfdietz · 1789929223 · focus · HN ↗

      What abuse? Responding to supply and demand fluctuations isn't abuse, it's the proper operation of the market.

      1. dumberquestions · 1789929671 · focus · HN ↗

         Would if one industry gobbles up an important resource to the point that other consumers lose practical access to it, shouldn't there be limits?

         1. jefftk · 1789929860 · focus · HN ↗

            No. The other industries can bid for access to the resource, and under most circumstances, whether they are willing to bid higher tracks importance. Sometimes there are cases where something has significant positive externalities and so people are not willing to bid high enough, and then we can talk about some kind of government intervention (typically a subsidy that attempts to track the value of the externalities) but I don't see that applying here.

            1. [deleted] · 1789930838 · focus · HN ↗

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