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Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by willis936 »

kubb wrote: post #8
willis936 wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

As a millenial all I see is my generation being repulsed by AI slop. Boomers and zoomers though have a large presence of consumption. It was easy to see this with your own family over the holidays.

We musn't be unkind to the boomers. When we're their age, the methods for assaulting our poor old brains will be ever so more sophisticated.

I'm not blaming them. It's really frustrating that old people are taken advantage of. We shouldn't need to be so cynical. This isn't the star trek future we were promised.

Edit: It's similarly frustrating about the zoomers. Parents are derelict of duty by not defending their kids and preparing them for the world they are in.

Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by layer8 »

RyanShook wrote: post #7

I see this as a competitive opportunity for Apple. If Apple smartphone specs improve while Androids stagnate it could create more iOS users. The promised AI metaverse is still a long way off and in the meantime people still want the best smartphone.

Most regular people don’t care about RAM specs. And lately it’s Apple that has been rather stagnating in terms of features.

Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by tempest_ »

willis936 wrote: post #4
crazydoggers wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What makes you think it’s limited to boomers.. know of just as many millennials that eat the stuff up too.

As a millenial all I see is my generation being repulsed by AI slop. Boomers and zoomers though have a large presence of consumption. It was easy to see this with your own family over the holidays.

They will tell you they are repulsed by it if asked but its a toss up if they can identify it. Look at any thread on Reddit/IG/Tiktok whatever and I personally would guess I could manage to identify AI output 20% of the time.

Boomers might be out there consuming those AI youtube videos that are just tiktok voice over with a generated slide show but Millennials think since they can identify this as slop that they are not affected. That is incorrect, and just as bad.

Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by memoriuaysj »

RyanShook wrote: post #7

I see this as a competitive opportunity for Apple. If Apple smartphone specs improve while Androids stagnate it could create more iOS users. The promised AI metaverse is still a long way off and in the meantime people still want the best smartphone.

I have no idea how much RAM my phone has.

And if you think that somebody buys an iPhone because they compare the specs with Android :)))))

Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by Avicebron »

kelseyfrog wrote: post #14

I welcome this. Anything that makes consumer electronics more expensive acts counter to the Baumol Effect. How scarce does memory have to get before it makes health care half as expensive?

Where do you think the IT costs for doctor's workstations are going to be redirected?

Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by rkomorn »

willis936 wrote: post #11
kubb wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We musn't be unkind to the boomers. When we're their age, the methods for assaulting our poor old brains will be ever so more sophisticated.

I'm not blaming them. It's really frustrating that old people are taken advantage of. We shouldn't need to be so cynical. This isn't the star trek future we were promised. Edit: It's similarly frustrating about the zoomers. Parents are derelict of duty by not defending their kids and preparing them for the world they are in.

> This isn't the star trek future we were promised.

It is, though. We're just in the part leading up to WWIII.

Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by kubb »

willis936 wrote: post #11
kubb wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We musn't be unkind to the boomers. When we're their age, the methods for assaulting our poor old brains will be ever so more sophisticated.

I'm not blaming them. It's really frustrating that old people are taken advantage of. We shouldn't need to be so cynical. This isn't the star trek future we were promised. Edit: It's similarly frustrating about the zoomers. Parents are derelict of duty by not defending their kids and preparing them for the world they are in.

Sci-fi will never materialize. But the ones passionate about it are so desperate for the faux future that they won't be able to tell when they're being duped.

Just wait until the next great collapse, a disaster big enough to force change. Hopefully we'll have the right ideas lying around at the time to restructure our social communication system.

Until then, it's slow decline. Embrace it.

Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by Forgeties79 »

willis936 wrote: post #10
Forgeties79 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://yougov.com/en-us/articles/50754-how-different-genera...

What do ads have to do with AI slop?

“All so people in developing countries can churn out boomer-baiting slop for social media engagement farming and ad views.”

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46413716

Re: Global Memory Shortage Crisis: Market Analysis

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Post by bongodongobob »

kelseyfrog wrote: post #14

I welcome this. Anything that makes consumer electronics more expensive acts counter to the Baumol Effect. How scarce does memory have to get before it makes health care half as expensive?

It makes all electronics more expensive. This makes every service more expensive as well.
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