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First crypto miners came for my video cards, then AI came for my DIMMS...
Next tech-sector grift will probably go for our network adapters or some shit..
I've got a stack of old 14.4 modems I'll sell them if they'll grift on that for a bit.
Remember when "Chia coin" came for our HDDs too?
https://www.tomshardware.com/news/hard-drive-prices-skyrocket-asia-scalpers-making-bank
Remember that shitcoin that made HDD prices shoot up like crazy just because?
Now we just need a new nonsensical fad to drive Cases, Motherboards, CPUs and PSUs up and we'll have come full circle