Does any other software engineer experience this issue?

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The video likely resonated with other software engineers who have experienced similar issues with memory-intensive applications, creating a sense of shared frustration and a desire for solutions.

Summary

The creator is experiencing severe RAM issues on their computer, with applications like Cursor consuming an excessive amount of memory. They are unable to close applications, leading to a frozen system and are seeking solutions.

Structure

1Experiencing RAM issues
2Cursor consuming excessive memory
3System frozen and unresponsive
4Seeking solutions

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The video shows a "Force Quit Applications" window on a Mac, highlighting that the "Cursor" application is using 195.50 GB of memory, which is causing the system to run out of application memory.

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Force Quit Applications Your system has run out of application memory. To avoid problems with your computer, quit any applications you are not using. Activity Monitor ChatGPT (paused) Cursor (paused) Discord Firefox Messages (paused) Slack Finder 80.4 MB 7.37 GB 195.50 GB 640.8 MB 287.8 MB 181.1 MB 776.4 MB 448.0 MB Resume Force Quit

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I might gotta uninstall Cursor gang

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Transcript

Does any other software engineer experience this issue? Because I literally don't know how to solve it. Like my applications use so much RAM that it freezes this entire computer. I can't even like close anything out. Notice this isn't the computer like 16 gigabytes of RAM, right? Cursor alone is using over 195 gigabytes. Something this doesn't seems logically wrong. What the heck is going on?