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User laments microSD card price surge, blames Big Tech and AI

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A Mastodon user expressed frustration over the significant price increase of a 512GB microSD card, noting it cost £82 now compared to £36 in 2022. This price hike, attributed to the influence of Big Tech and AI, fuels the user's desire for these industries to collapse. The user also voiced strong negative sentiment towards prominent figures like Altman, Thiel, and Huang, wishing for their historical condemnation as a warning against sociopathic behavior. AI

IMPACT User expresses frustration with perceived AI-driven price increases and criticizes prominent AI figures.

RANK_REASON User opinion piece expressing frustration and criticism, not reporting on a specific event or development.

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User laments microSD card price surge, blames Big Tech and AI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I just paid £82 for a 512gb microSD card to back up my MiSTer, a card that in 2022 I paid £36 for. I am absolutely itching for # bigtech and # AI to implode, fo

    I just paid £82 for a 512gb microSD card to back up my MiSTer, a card that in 2022 I paid £36 for. I am absolutely itching for # bigtech and # AI to implode, for the emperor's new clothes of vapour finance to be shown up, for the likes of Altman, Thiel and Huang to be consigned t…

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