Comment by ares623
The fact that they allow wasting inference on such things should tell you all you need to know just how much demand there really is.
The fact that they allow wasting inference on such things should tell you all you need to know just how much demand there really is.
Even ignoring the cryptocurrency hype train, there were at least one or two bubbles in the history of the computer industry that revolved around actually useful technology, so I'm pretty sure there are precedents around "boasting about part shortages" and desperate build-up of infrastructure (e.g. networking) to meet the growing demand.
That's like judging the utility of computers by existence of Reddit... or by what most people do with computers most of the time.