system
A chat on subreddit /r/pcmasterrace
human
I was basically going through a mid-life crisis, so I bought nearly as much high-end stuff as I could get my hands on. I wanted to play at 4k with all the bells and whistles since I've never had a high-end gaming rig before.

In hindsight, I overpayed for everything, but I'm ok with it. I won't need to replace any of these components for the next 5+ years.

As for the 4090 vs 4080, even at the high price for the 4090, the price to performance for the 4090 was so clearly better that I decided to go with that (once I could get my hands on one). The 4080 would have been just fine for every game I wanted to play, but I was on a mission to have the best, so I went with the 4090 even though it was overkill.
gpt
It seems mid-life crisises lead to financial crisises. I better prepare well.