There’s a thread doing the rounds about NVIDIA potentially hiking the price of the RTX 5090 again, citing rising GDDR7 costs. The comments are exactly what you’d expect: one part genuine frustration, one part people flexing their hardware like medieval lords comparing landholdings, and one part the usual “prices will come down eventually” versus “lol no they won’t” argument that has been running for about three years now.

The feudalism jokes are funny, to be fair. Someone notes they have a 5060 Ti 16GB and accepts the title of lord among commoners. Someone else has two RTX Pro 6000s and looks down from an even higher castle. It’s a bit. But underneath the bit is something that used to seem absurd and now just feels normal: a consumer graphics card costs more than a decent used car.

There’s something deeply satisfying about getting money back on purchases you were going to make anyway. It’s like finding a twenty-dollar note in an old jacket pocket, except you can orchestrate it to happen regularly. I’ve been thinking about this lately, particularly as I’ve watched the cashback scene evolve over the past few years.

The basic concept is brilliantly simple: shop through a cashback platform, and you get a percentage of your purchase returned to your account. It’s not revolutionary – it’s essentially commission-sharing – but it works. The retailer pays the platform for sending customers their way, and the platform shares part of that commission with you. Everyone wins, which is rare enough in modern commerce to be worth celebrating.

The latest news about DJI’s decision to skip the US market with their new Mavic 4 Pro drone really struck a chord with me. Sitting here in my home office, looking at my own DJI Mini 2 gathering dust on the shelf, I’m reminded of how global politics increasingly shapes our access to technology.

DJI’s move to release their advanced drone in Canada and Mexico while bypassing the US market entirely isn’t just a business decision - it’s a stark reminder of how trade wars and political tensions directly impact consumers. The 30% tariff might sound better than the previous 150%, but let’s be real - it’s still a significant barrier that’s reshaping the market.