He is right, we cannot do it ourselves (if you even agree it needs to be done..., nor is even controllable by humans) either way the solution will be via advancements in science/engineering/methodology/material sciences and not via social means. There is nothing you can do to fix the problem...
Curious which way the people with the burned out connectors are routing their cables.
Are they going down under the GPU. Or over the top toward the CPU?
Not to jinx it but going over the top (no extensions) here on my 4090 for a year now, 1000 watt up-cycled Alienware PSU.
No overclock...
Crazy, I assumed all cards where boot tested before shipping. Definitely seems like an issue that should never have reached the consumer. But hopefully the guy got an absolute steal (all in).