I mean, it's a one-time purchase that lasts you 2-4 years minimum. If anything, gaming is on the reasonably cheap side of hobbies, especially if you still other

I mean, it's a one-time purchase that lasts you 2-4 years minimum. If anything, gaming is on the reasonably cheap side of hobbies, especially if you still otherwise have uses for a desktop, like most people here do. Compare getting that mid-range AMD GPU to a Netflix subscription for two years(which I am guessing costs about as much, or at least in the same range), and I think it starts to look more favourable. You do still need to buy actual games but their costs can be amortized across sales, and the fact that people typically buy few games and play each one for a long time.