Hardware-vs-software Memes

When your manager asks how you'll optimize that O(n²) algorithm and your coworker suggests downloading more RAM by pressing the turbo button. Big O notation measures time complexity, not clock speed, but sure, let's just overclock our way out of a nested loop problem. Next they'll recommend defragging the SSD to make the bubble sort faster. The confidence with which some people confuse hardware solutions with algorithmic efficiency is genuinely impressive.