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The relationship between supply, demand, and price has been fundamentally damaged.
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Always has been.
It always has been. It's just worse now. The haves have always had all the power in a "free market" system.
Why doesn't a 4090 cost $1,000,000?
It doesn't need to. It's already unaffordable.
Doesn't "need" to? What does that even mean?
If the manufacturer had all the power in the relationship, the product would cost even more.