That was kind of my point, describing capitalism as rampant dog-eat-dog is just as ridiculous as the other extreme.
Yet people were writing massive tracts about the evils of capitalism when it's obvious to anyone that they are just salty that the prices have gone out of their range.
In general we produce a lot of tat and the quality of goods has fallen off a cliff in the last few decades.
Everything is made to shave costs to the bone even if that drastically reduces the lifespan or quality of the product.
It's not just GPUs becoming expensive. The trend everywhere is in the
wrong direction. We are making crap and destroying the planet in order to maximise short-term profits for shareholders. Who are old enough generally not to care about anything other than enjoying their money in their twilight years, or looking to retire early (etc).
Customers are getting a worse deal and employees are getting a worse deal and the rich are meanwhile getting richer.
If you don't see a problem with the general trend of the last couple decades then we're at an ideological impasse.
But the trend in everything from houses to white goods is clear. Make it cheaper, make it break sooner, make it barely good enough for its stated function, keep your staff low-paid, keep customer expectations low; return max profit to shareholders.
You must - even you - be able to see this. The amount of flaws in modern products is simply staggering.