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[–] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago

As I said, if 4k and high settings is worth the investment for you, sure, go for it, treat yourself. I am in no position to preach about ascetic life or anything. Eat out, go on holidays, buy a new gaming PC, life is short.

I cannot seem to find numbers on GPUs in particular, only marketing or AI bullshit "articles". But smartphones seem to have a replacement cycle in western countries ranging from 1.5-3 years, depending on who you ask. And that is average, meaning that for every weirdo like me, who keeps their phones until they break, there are around three people who get a new phone every year.

That sounds pretty insane to me. Sure, new products are better. But I don't want to own a better product. I want to play games, or in the case of smartphones, chat and doom-scroll on the go.