Maybe you missed the memo, but everything old is new again:
* We are slowly but definitely moving towards a hub-and-spoke, mainframe-and-terminal topology again. Processing is being centralized in servers and datacenters again (eg: "AI", game streaming, video and audio streaming, cloud storage, etc.), accessed from terminals again with low power consumption hardware to extend battery life, reduce manufacturing costs, and reduce consumer power use.
* Powerful consumer (and prosumer/enthusiast) hardware is becoming economically unviable again (discrete GPUs particularly), politically unfavorable (inefficient and high power consumption), and socially unfashionable (RGB and "gamer" aesthetic), further spurring the mainframe-and-terminal topology above.
* Traditionally powerful and versatile consumer (and prosumer/enthusiast) software is becoming commercially unviable and software vendors are realigning their revenue streams to adapt and survive in an increasingly cutthroat market, further spurring the mainframe-and-terminal topology above.
If you're into computing as a hobby, it might be prudent to find a new hobby soon.
* We are slowly but definitely moving towards a hub-and-spoke, mainframe-and-terminal topology again. Processing is being centralized in servers and datacenters again (eg: "AI", game streaming, video and audio streaming, cloud storage, etc.), accessed from terminals again with low power consumption hardware to extend battery life, reduce manufacturing costs, and reduce consumer power use.
* Powerful consumer (and prosumer/enthusiast) hardware is becoming economically unviable again (discrete GPUs particularly), politically unfavorable (inefficient and high power consumption), and socially unfashionable (RGB and "gamer" aesthetic), further spurring the mainframe-and-terminal topology above.
* Traditionally powerful and versatile consumer (and prosumer/enthusiast) software is becoming commercially unviable and software vendors are realigning their revenue streams to adapt and survive in an increasingly cutthroat market, further spurring the mainframe-and-terminal topology above.
If you're into computing as a hobby, it might be prudent to find a new hobby soon.