That this could have easily been added to any other thread hating on mining that is currently active.
Except I didn't intend this just as a rant thread as you seem to think. It's intended to provoke some thought as to solutions to the problem. So "Thoughts?" means what do you think of my suggestion, and/or what if any ideas do others have to combat it, not what do you think of bit mining. Either way though, the thread is already 4 pages long, so it hardly seems a waste of space as you imply.
You didn't even mention where you bought your 1080 Tis from, or for how much. Some of us prefer to buy new and from trusted vendors that have great service and return policy. For me that's B&H Photo lately. I bought an EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3 about a month ago from them when it went on sale for $770. Now it's well over $100 more than that. I ended up returning it due to problems with 4K in general and HDR. Granted it was no fault of EVGA or B&H, but they were nothing but professional and understanding during the process, and I will definitely buy from them again. To imply availability and pricing hasn't been affected by mining though, is yet another one of your extreme exaggerations. You're clearly in denial.
Whoa, mining damaging the economy? I don't think so. High end GPUs being out of stock doesn't constitute economy damage...
For now, it's at the very least effecting the gaming economy, globally, and if it continues, since gaming is THE largest grossing entertainment industry, yes, it could actually to some degree even affect the overall economy.
How many threads do we need. Stop panicking it will end. Its been like one month
When's the last time you saw the 1070 regularly dropped to $380? I think it's been much more than a month.
You don't really want to know... but since you asked...
I'd rather you say, as long as it's without sarcasm and silly insults. Otherwise you sound to be trolling.