Don't forget that this is all intentional and by design. If the tech oligarchs have their way we will all have no choice but to rent compute by the token within the next 3-5 years. The era of the personal computer is over. Current supply chains & production capacity can't accomodate both the AI hyperscalers and regular consumers.
You're acting like companies like Apple would simply let "the tech oligarchs" make 20% of their revenue disappear
Thats one hell of a leap you got there. Things have gotten more expensive before. It won't be the last