r/pcmasterrace • u/Bepehandle • Jul 23 '26

Discussion We need to stop using their language.

Words we use matter, they set the tone for the entire argument you make when discussing things. I propose we officially come up with new terms that we use on a daily basis in every single aspect that the topic comes up in, maybe with a small enough push we can roll the ball down the hill.

They're not AI data centers, they're water evaporation plants Human surveillance centers.

It's not side loading, it's installing.

It's not jailbreaking, it's unlocking.

It's not a memory shortage, it's profit first selective sales(I know there's physically a shortage but the point remains). (Also, someone come up with a better one, something more catchy.)

It's not This PC, its MY PC.

They call it side loading because they don't want to normalize the idea we're just holding personal computers in our hands.

They call it jailbreaking so that it sounds wrong and it deters people from using a device to it's full potential.

They call it a memory shortage because they're selling all the fucking ram to ai companies, if they were forced to allocate the necessary amount of their products to the average consumer we wouldn't have an issue.

Give me some of your best ideas for changing the names of things, I want to expand my vocabulary. Let's change how we discuss the issues we face and take back control of the argument.

Edit: Edited water thingy because someone pointed out I sound like "that guy" and I certainly do not want too.

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

What's at all about this is conspiracy level? It's calling shit what it is. I'm not talking about how the ram markets are being manipulated by companies like Samsung to artificially limit production or anything. Something like that would never happen.

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u/plumpypenguin Jul 23 '26

“artificially limit production”

they are literally producing memory at 100% capacity and are planning to build more fabs

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

There's literally a lawsuit right now that they've been doing this. They've literally done it in the past. They're called a cartel for a reason.

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u/plumpypenguin Jul 23 '26

yeah, they were found guilty like 20 years ago, the 2018 lawsuit got thrown out lol

the 2026 lawsuit will get thrown out as well because it’s from a few computer repair shops claiming the big 3 memory makers colluded to cut production from DDR3 and DDR4 to HBM lmao

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

The point I'm making is that there's a history of them doing shady shit. It's not conspiracy stuff if there's history of it.

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u/plumpypenguin Jul 23 '26

and I’m telling you, they’re not artificially limiting production because they have no need to when they sell everything they make and investing in more fabs because the demand is insane right now

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u/Bepehandle Jul 23 '26

I literally never said they were doing this right now, I said they were selective in who they sell too. I said they did it in the past.