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40% seem to have disposable income to be able to afford a decent build at today’s prices. I couldn’t.
It's not always about if one COULD. I could, but I'm also a cheapskate. And these prices are neither fair nor fun. It's just greed. So fuck them until prices go down again. If ever.
I will only upgrade if the current things catches fire or eats my food.
That's the wealth inequality.
Be an interesting rabbit hole to investigate. 40% seems high for people to afford boutique building at retail component prices.
You’d need to find out what % of the population would build a PC, how education influences that number, how wealth influences that education, and whatever else.
Probably less than 1% of the population would fit in that actual number of people willing and able to buy and build at current pricing.
I could afford to build a new PC if I completely depleted my "fun things" saving account, but it's not worth it because for the price of a mid-range gaming rig I could probably buy a private island.