Of course most users don’t pick the 65W option. They want maximum performance, and the cost of electricity is largely negligible to most people buying a 7950X.
AMD isn’t going to offer a huge discount for a 65W 7950X for the reasons discussed elsewhere: they don’t need to.
> and the cost of electricity is largely negligible to most people buying a 7950X.
“I can afford it” is still wasteful. Most people wouldn’t even notice the speed difference in 65 W mode. Even if they can afford the space heater mode.
The 250 W space heater vacuum cleaner soundtrack mode should be opt in rather than opt out. Same for video cards.