Compute is cheap if you only run one program on your computer. The moment two or more "compute is cheap" programs run on a computer is the moment when cheap is

Compute is cheap if you only run one program on your computer. The moment two or more "compute is cheap" programs run on a computer is the moment when cheap is not so cheap anymore. Nothing like IntelliJ crashing during a video conference and then indexing your entire project from scratch... Encoding video in real time is CPU intensive, indexing a hundred libraries adds oil into the fire.