Computers Stopped getting "Better"......... i SWEAR im not crazy

A long trend and a feeling I bet all of us have been experiencing. It feels like everything generation of products and chips gets less impressive, offers less increases in value/performance than before, and becomes less exciting. Thing is.... we aren't crazy. I have numbers to put to this. ==JOIN THE DISCORD!==   / discord   Zach's Tech Turf:    • How Often Do PC Gamers ACTUALLY Upgrade GPUs?   HUB:    • Worst 70 Series Ever, GeForce RTX 5070 Review      • Battlefield 6: Multiplayer CPU Test, 33 CP...      • The RTX 5080 is Actually an RTX 5070      • AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Review - Zen 5 Sucks For...      • Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Review, It's A Mes...   Daniel Owen:    • Nvidia asked for this... RTX 5070 vs RTX 4...   Max Tech:    • M1 vs M4 MacBook Air - Is it FINALLY Upgra...   GN:    • The Future of Intel | How CPUs & GPUs Are ...     / how_often_do_you_upgrade_your_gpuand_why   https://coopboardgames.com/statistics... https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs...   / single_threaded_performance_vs_multi_threaded   https://www.marketwatch.com/story/why... https://www.sellcell.com/blog/how-oft...   / chips_arent_getting_cheaper_the_cost_per   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transistor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%2... https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs... https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs... https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs... https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs... https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs... https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs... https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs... https://www.astutegroup.com/news/indu... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-ind... https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-ind... https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/proc... https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/proc... 0:00- are they getting better? 0:52- we aren't upgrading GPUs like we used to 4:30- CPUs 5:22- Do we NEED faster chips? 6:31- Smartphone upgrade cycle 7:57- Computing is getting more expensive 10:15- Chips are getting smaller, but cost more 12:40- how process tech has progressed 15:55- how this has affected the price 19:48- Greed? 20:40- fab competition 22:42- computers were once super exciting