I used to partake in all RAM discussions online. Here, reddit, every technical hardware forum and anywhere workstations were being talked about.

The sentiment was always ECC is a waste and a scam. My goodness the unhinged posts from people who thought it was a trick and couldn't fathom you don't know you're having bits flipped without it. "it's a rip off" without even looking and seeinf often the price was just that of the extra chip.

I've discussed it for 20 years since the first Mac Pro and people just did not want to hear that it had any use. Even after the Google study.

Consumers giving professionals advice. Was same with workstation graphics cards.