"Why is my computer using so much RAM?"
a) Stop running 3 or 4 browsers simultaneously; even the things that don't look like a browser might have a full browser under the hood these days. Browsers are memory intensive.
b) It's not using as much as you think. Allocated space that isn't resident in physical RAM has a very low cost unless you're actually out of physical RAM. Dynamic libraries that aren't in use will contribute to virtual memory, but not resident memory: browsers link a bunch.
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