I agree. But I also disagree.
I agree that it's easier to just throw away working electronics and replace them as a consumer.
However, I think it's harder to deal with the damage that creates as a society.
Batteries may last a long time but they can't last forever. The need replacing at some point.
Also, what about instant recharge? On my drill I just swap the batteries. On my radio I just swap the batteries. No need for this fast charge guff and cell management. And when drill batteries give out the cells can be broken down and recycled much easier.
The EU are considering this issue in an e-waste law. Good in them.
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Originally Posted by MGlitch
Y’all really digging deep on this when there are folks who have ereaders without replaceable batteries that are multiple generations old and are still very functional.
At some point the cost of replacing the battery, especially at the rate some seem to say they are, is going to cost more than had you simply held out and replaced the device.
To say nothing of the waste replacing batteries which aren’t dead but have only a moderately diminished capacity creates.
It’s a bit like trying to min/max your way through a game of tic tac toe.
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