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You don't have to inherently know how to build a PC, but there are step by step guides on the internet. 25 years ago I used a guide from https://www.tomshardware.com/ to build my first PC. Nowadays it's even easier, you can go to https://pcpartpicker.com/ and filter the builds according to your budget and specific requirements.
Why are you insisting people add an other hobby to their already full lives?
Just so they can get a slightly better deal?
People don't care, get over it.
I built my first PC in 2009. You're right that it isn't very hard, especially now with resources like what you linked plus videos on YouTube. But not everybody is interested in tinkering like that. There's research to be done to even know what half this shit means. Your average gamer hasn't built a PC and doesn't know AMD from Intel. Younger people these days tend to expect something quick and easy, so they'll be more likely to buy something prebuilt. People 35ish+ these days tend to be too busy working multiple jobs and/or school and/or managing homes, so they'll be more likely to buy something that just works when they get an hour to spare.
It's getting to be exceedingly rare for a person to have the knowledge necessary AND time AND money to build and troubleshoot a modern PC.
As somebody who probably could do it, I might still just buy a steam machine. Because I don't need cutting edge shit and I just want to sip on whiskey and relax, not have yet another fucking project on my hands. My laptop is old and dying, and I'm looking for a reason to not buy a PS6. This would cover both.
I've been building my own PCs since the 90s. I would not expect anyone to be able to or want to, build their own computers. It is a hobby, I invest countless hours and money into this hobby. I do not expect others to dedicate as much resources to a hobby as I do.
I don't want a solution, I want to be mad! Ten minutes of searching for a guide a ten year old could follow? Who do you think I am????