Actually the chip shortage is affecting cars... so who knows if this went on long enough maybe you couldnt just walk in and buy a car.
And my ridiculous example might sound that way now. But what if over the years, other 'uses' for these cards are deemed just as bad as mining is?
And people 'cry out' for something to be done?
Lets take another silly idea.... what if card supply was extremely low, and everybody is playing CoD, buying all the cards they can to play this game.
Gamers of other games cant get a card, so ask for specific only "CoD cards" to work for CoD. Others cards to be limted when CoD is detected.
Its a totally silly situation, but my point is once you start being OK with manufactures limiting certain workloads, it sets the precedent that consumers are ok with this.
As I said, Id sure love for mining on GPUs to be a think of the past too. I just dont think this is the way we are going to get there. For one, I think it wont be long till a work around is found, and for two another crypto will be along to take ETHs place...