The silver lining in all this is that when this bubble explodes we’ll probably have a glut in the supply of HDDs and SSDs, driving prices down.

Just hold any plans to upgrade your hardware for a year or two and you’ll end up better of (for many it will even be a good exercise to wean oneself out of the Consumer Society’s mindless “instant gratification” impulses).

The social dynamic would flip overnight if Americans suddenly had self control. The oligarchs control us by controlling our habits, and so many people are mindless about their habits and are impulsive and subservient as a result. Call it “soft striking” if you will. Just buy essentials and make your fun with what you have.

The social dynamic would flip overnight if Americans suddenly had self control.

“If only everyone would get together and collectively do <insert whatever>” we could actually fix a lot of problems.

There is no solidarity in society. Some of that is by design, but a lot of it is human nature.

More of it is by design than you seem to think. Look at all the effort and money being put into dividing people… if it was humanity’s natural state, why all the effort to make it happen?

Tribalism is an inherent part of human nature. Capitalism and nationalism certainly exacerbate and exploit this though.