It's more of a testament to inefficiency, with rising TDP year after year as losses get larger with smaller nm processes. It's so atrocious, even in the consumer sector Nvidia can't even design a connector that doesn't melt during normal usage because their power draw has become beyond absurd.

People don't really complain about crappy shovels during a gold rush though unfortunately, they're just happy they got one before they ran out. They have no incentive to innovate in efficiency while the performance line keeps going up.