The Zen Of Tech Support Nihilism

Content Florin Pop - florinpop1705 Yes, I am a programmer. No, I do not install Windows and drivers. No, I don't know what's the best laptop for you. No, I do not know why your internet is laggy. I'm sorry. I'm just a programmer. 8:48 PM Dec 8, 2019 Twitter Web App

Steam announces "PC 2" and gamers everywhere are SLEEPING through the announcement... until they mention 8GB VRAM and suddenly everyone's eyes bulge out of their skulls! 💀 8GB of video memory in 2023?! Are we building a gaming PC or a CALCULATOR?! Modern games are out here demanding 12GB minimum while Steam's over here acting like they invented fire with their pathetic offering. The audacity! The betrayal! The sheer MEDIOCRITY of it all! For the price they're probably charging, you'd expect at least enough VRAM to render more than two blades of grass without catching fire. But I guess we're supposed to be grateful for technology that was cutting-edge... five years ago. 🙄

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Remember when game installers tried to convince you that NVIDIA graphics would transform your blocky LEGO characters into... slightly less blocky LEGO characters? The classic InstallShield wizard showing identical Lego Star Wars screenshots but claiming one has "NVIDIA graphics" is the grandfather of today's RTX memes. The difference is about as noticeable as semicolons in JavaScript - technically there, but who's really checking? Graphics card marketing has been gaslighting gamers since before ray tracing was cool.

Remember when we thought the GPU shortage was bad? Fast forward to 2025 where a junior dev's entire salary buys you this luxury stone-crafted setup with genuine smile-based UI. The irony is this rock PC probably runs Windows 11 better than my actual machine. At least it's not constantly pestering you about Microsoft account login—the stone age had its perks. Honestly, with cloud computing prices skyrocketing faster than housing, this might be the most economically sound dev environment. Bonus: it doubles as home decor that says "I've completely given up on affording actual tech."

That moment of existential dread when your antivirus finds absolutely nothing suspicious, but opening Task Manager makes your CPU temperature spike to 100°C. It's like having a burglar who hides perfectly when the cops show up, but immediately starts a bonfire the second they leave. Your computer is basically gaslighting you – "No viruses here! Now excuse me while I melt through your desk for... uh... normal computer reasons."