There are quite a few (good) comments here focusing on the crypto aspect of this HDD supply shortage. That aside, to those of you that are scanning the comment

There are quite a few (good) comments here focusing on the crypto aspect of this HDD supply shortage. That aside, to those of you that are scanning the comments here without having actually read the OP's reddit link - I'd urge you to read the linked page. It is an incredibly insightful summary of the HDD supply chain. (Whether it was indeed written by an "industry insider" or not is irrelevant; their analysis of the HDD market is highly informative)