• artyom@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    What the fuck is going on in these big tech companies that people are recommending 16gb of RAM for aunties and normies?

    Uhhhh 16GB RAM should be the bare minimum, what are you on about?

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      2 days ago

      Why? Were we incapable of using computers 10-14 years ago when 2-8gb were standard? 16 gigabyte computer to log into email, instagram, and facebook. Give me a break.

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        2 days ago

        LOL are you serious?

        I dunno about you but I’m not running a 10+ year old OS, nor 10+ year old software. You may not have noticed but times have changed…

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          Yeah, now every “desktop app” is a shitty website that bundles its own copy of chromium. Progress!

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          2 days ago

          2016: most people just do some web browsing, videos, and documents.
          2026: most people just do some web browsing, videos, and documents

          But I like your take. You’re right. Software should linearly get bloated and slower as a function based on time.

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            LOL web browsing and videos are both very different than they were 10 years ago, for the aforementioned reasons. I didn’t say anything about what “should” happen, this is just reality.