I went the same route as he, I have been in hardware/PC hiatus for almost 2 years now, though the reason was that my sister in law has been living with my wife and I untill she could get an apartment, so my gaming/office room was decommissioned and the PC's and all hardware was sent into storage.
Now she finally got an apartment of her own and my gaming/office room is back in business and the PC's have been hooked up again, which is nice. However frankly I do not have the urge any more to tingle with hardware nor have the latest and greatest. The increased living costs just outweigh the importance of new PC stuff, and where the hardware prices just have gone insane since 2018.
So right now I am fine with my 5 year old 2080TI's in SLI and the R 9 3950X.
Another hobby is taking my full attention these days, which is a bit odd since I've been in the pc/hardware loop since early 90ties.
Guess time and people change