Sadly too true still, but same with Nvidia, and even older gen stuff. Hopefully things improve, but at the very least would be helpful if manufacturers and stores had good bot measures, queuing, or some waitlist function for real humans.
If you don't need 4k 60fps max settings, a used R9 290 is reasonably priced.
Yeah, PC gaming will be dead for a few years at least.
Might try to get a Steam Deck.
The problem isn't exclusive to PCs. The PS5 and Xbox Series X use the same process as AMD CPUs and Nvidia GPUs, and tons of people have had trouble getting their hands on them.
It gets worse: on top of things like cars and other consumer electronics, even the cheap chips you need to make a keyboard are hard to get! I wanted to build a mechanical keyboard from scratch but have put it on indefinite hold until it gets better.