▲ 217 ▼ It can still get worse: Double-digit price increase expected for RAM in the New Year (www.pcgamer.com) submitted 3 days ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca 65 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (4 children) Ah, the free market and the conundrum of infinite growth permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children) Increasing prices is a valid instrument to reduce demand. They are far beyond their capacity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children) But the prices never come back down, unfortunately permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) That depends. If it turns into the other direction that they have much less demand than they produce, they have to reduce prices until enough people buy again so "it keeps flowing". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago Took Econ 100 did ya? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aksdb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (3 children) Increasing prices is a valid instrument to reduce demand. They are far beyond their capacity. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children) But the prices never come back down, unfortunately permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) That depends. If it turns into the other direction that they have much less demand than they produce, they have to reduce prices until enough people buy again so "it keeps flowing". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago Took Econ 100 did ya? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (2 children) But the prices never come back down, unfortunately permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] aksdb@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) That depends. If it turns into the other direction that they have much less demand than they produce, they have to reduce prices until enough people buy again so "it keeps flowing". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago Took Econ 100 did ya? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] aksdb@lemmy.world 1 point 2 days ago (1 child) That depends. If it turns into the other direction that they have much less demand than they produce, they have to reduce prices until enough people buy again so "it keeps flowing". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago Took Econ 100 did ya? permalink fedilink source parent