AI bros are seizing the means of computation: RAM, GPUs, SSDs and now HDDs… I don’t think there’s an actual conspiracy, just lots of MBAs following their noses towards the $$$. That said, time to buy a new lipo battery for that 10 year old laptop in the loft and stick Linux on it - before the lithium miners announce they’ve sold the next 12 months global supply of Lithium to Altman because he needs it to sleep at night…