This is like some gamers Stockholm syndrome!

Instead of pushing back against high prices,lets join in but we can speculate on cryptocurrency and hope we can make the money back. That assumes most people can bare the sunk costs,and hold onto this until its profitable enough.
Also it makes the issue of pricing worse,as AMD/Nvidia will see sufficient gaming sales at the scalpers pricing and will rise GPU pricing next generation even more,so then you guys have to bet on cryptocurrency even more. If more people mine,then the price will not increase as much. Its a vicious circle. It is actually OK NOT to pay over the odds for something and just wait. Some of you buying a dozen GPUs for mining,multiple rigs,replacing fans in 2 years,etc. The fact that many of you are quickly selling off the GPUs,and jumping onto the latest ones is probably why you are not seeing any problems(its kicked down the line).That is not really what most typical desktop users do(and a lot of gamers buy prebuilt systems too).
More and more gamers are also using smaller rigs(especially those under 20L) with SFX PSUs,which won't be designed to run 24/7 at high constant load especially with the move to semi-passive systems,etc . Some cycling is actually better for SFF systems. Having such systems under thermal load 24/7 actually causes more problems. For example capacitors are only rated for a limited number of hours at those higher peak values(actual longer term lifespan is at lower temperatures),and soaking more heat through them is not a good idea.
The fans will also have to ramp up higher meaning they will wear out quicker and there is added noise. If you are running a larger system it might be not so bad,but in a smaller system it definitely favours the
constant upgraders.
In fact this whole thread smacks a bit of smugness,ie,hardware enthusiasts who can afford/justify spending large sums on lots of PCs,running costs,space,parts replacement costs,etc rubbing it in the face of most normal gamers. Many have saved up enough to build their singular PC with a mainstream CPU/GPU,which they actually want to do fun things on.
But they now found that mainstream GPUs have now increased in price,and they would have to run it for ages to try and claw back the added price hike. I know a lot of mainstream gamers,who have just hung onto older GPUs because of the shortages and price hikes.Plus most gamers don't buy super expensive GPUs,ie,most are under £400,infact more like under £300. Most gamers can keep their GPUs for 3~6 years easily which you can see in the Steam GPU statistics. There are people still using Maxwell and Pascal GPUs even now.
If people could afford to find a few £100 extra to spend on their rig upfront they wouldn't be buying mainstream parts.
Its like saying spend £50000 on a new car,instead of the £25000 one you saved up for,because you can rent the first one out for receptions and make a bit extra on the side!
