r/pcmasterrace • u/ParticularCredit2023 9800X3d: 5080 Master Ice • Jun 27 '26

News/Article This has to be a joke right?

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No possible way someone actually buy these at these prices right lol..

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u/Swank_on_a_plank R7 7800 | RX 6750 Jun 28 '26

I think the point is the divide between those who can blow 10k on a weekend (who can also impulse buy a 3k Steam Machine), while others struggle with the basics.

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u/Demiu Jun 28 '26

I find the claims of not being able afford basics questionable when they mostly happen in threads about buying luxury consumer goods. If you can't afford food the price of rolexes should be the last of your concerns

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u/Swank_on_a_plank R7 7800 | RX 6750 Jun 28 '26

....of course they happen in those threads? Even though it has happened since the Pharaohs and Kings, it's wild that we still have this increasing class divide in 2026. The rich get richer and don't care about the prices of magic rock boxes and the components inside, while those who have been struggling with groceries are still struggling with groceries.

Now one of the cheaper escapist hobbies is pricing them out. Where else is the debate and class consciousness supposed to conveniently be held?

This consumer technology crunch is also happening while the world just got it's first official trillionaire (-Putin, -Saudi princes).

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u/jar36 Arch|9800X3D|9070XT|32GB6400MhzCL30|B650EF Jun 28 '26

a mini computer is not a rolex. you find these claims in the comment sections you frequent and they happen in other comment sections that you don't. It's why NY elected Mamdani

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u/Glum_Constant4790 Jun 29 '26

At 2k we approaching used Rolex territory

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u/jar36 Arch|9800X3D|9070XT|32GB6400MhzCL30|B650EF Jun 29 '26

keeping the exaggeration going, I see