That source is kind of wonky. It’s just a picture posted somewhere with a not-verifiable source written on it, so there is not a lot to say about this. But if those are real statistics from russia: We kind of know that russia is totally faking their statistics for propaganda reasons and if they publish that statistic, the reality will be much, much worse. And 40% seems to be the average here. Which means that there will be many people on the lower end of the income scale who have to spend a bigger amount.

I feel that, too. Not only because everything is getting so expensive, but because tech somehow became less and less fun. There was so much joy about new tech, now everything is kind of shitty. The internet used to be fun, now it’s influencers doing their sales pitches and people trying to shove ads in your face. And even video games became microtransaction-lootbox-filled-hellholes.

Yes, that is exactly what will happen. Every device needs RAM and the problem is not only that the prices are going up, but also that the market is empty. So even if you want to buy RAM at higher prices, you can’t