RAM prices weren't so f*cked I think we'd be seeing 256GB and even 512GB unified memory systems becoming quite common

I agree but unfortunately that speaks to the depth of demand right now. Even as more capacity comes online (if it does) I suspect it will all get used up without prices needing to drop. Hopefully on the other side of this 10 years from now it means RAM will be insanely abundant and we’ll all have machines with a couple TB as the same inflation adjusted price as say 16GB a few years ago. Considering single digit MB of RAM was the norm in the early-mid ‘90s its not so far fetched.