Merge pull request 'Add effects on hardware price section' (#184) from hardware-prices into main

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README.md

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ To Contribute, checkout our [`CONTRIBUTING.md`](./CONTRIBUTING.md).
   * [Healthy and Safety](#healthy-and-safety)
   * [Maintainer Fatigue](#maintainer-fatigue)
   * [Deskilling](#deskilling)
+  * [Effect on Hardware Prices](#effect-on-hardware-prices)
 * [License](#license)
 
 ## Definitions
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 * [A recent study uses the term "cognitive surrender"](https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=6097646) to describe the way humans tend to offload key critical thinking skills onto LLMs, even when the output is wrong.
 * There are [anecdotal reports of LLM users forgetting how to code](https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/767973/vibe-coding-ai-future-end-evolution).
 
+## Effect on Hardware Prices
+
+The demand for construction and outfitting of new data-centers to host AI/LLM compute capacity has overwhelmed global supply and production of multiple hardware components. Memory, Storage, and GPUs have seen massive increases in price for both consumer and enterprise models upward of 400% in some cases.
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+The lack of supply has led large system-builders to purchase production capacity from OEMs well in-advance of delivery leading some manufacturers to end consumer-oriented product lines in favor of enterprise capacity.
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+The down-stream effects for consumers is that near all electronic devices which contain memory and storage will see their prices rise and availability decline. Those who already own existing electronics and computer hardware components may also find themselves unable to have their devices repaired or replaced under warranty.
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+- [The RAM shortage is coming for everything you care about](https://www.theverge.com/tech/880812/ramageddon-ram-shortage-memory-crisis-price-2026-phones-laptops)
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+- [Western Digital is already sold out of hard drives for all of 2026 — chief says some long-term agreements for 2027 and 2028 already in place](https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/hdds/western-digital-is-already-sold-out-of-hard-drives-for-all-of-2026-chief-says-some-long-term-agreements-for-2027-and-2028-already-in-place)
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+- [The 2026 storage crisis: Why AI data centers are hoarding every hard drive on the market](https://www.howtogeek.com/dont-count-on-hdds-to-save-you-from-rising-storage-costs/)
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