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Old 06-23-2022, 03:52 AM   #61
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[...] I'm not really a fan of wireless charging either, the inefficiencies offend me, but I can see the appeal.
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[...] I like wireless charging that works (without a lot of fidgety placement issues to get things going). The inefficiencies don't trouble me. It's not like it actually contributes any meaningful waste to the rest of the inefficient technologies in play at home/work.
My problem is that I'm too easily offended. For example, I'm offended by people that think their minor contribution can make no meaningful difference, apparently forgetting that they are one of over 330 million people in their country who are all making this decision one way or another.

We might step this logic on: I might as well throw this wrapper out the car window, this tiny piece of waste makes no meaningful difference to the tonnes of rubbish on the road side. Then eventually getting to: I might as well pull the trigger, it will make no meaningful difference to the death toll.

Individual choices can make a difference. Our individual voices choosing to waste or not to waste become a collective force that drives the capitalist economy that chooses whether to implement efficient technologies or wasteful technologies. Which of course brings us to politics and so maybe I should shut up.
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Old 06-23-2022, 05:32 AM   #62
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I also like wireless charging for the convenience. That it might save wear and tear on a connector is a plus.
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Old 06-23-2022, 06:42 AM   #63
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We might step this logic on: I might as well throw this wrapper out the car window, this tiny piece of waste makes no meaningful difference to the tonnes of rubbish on the road side. Then eventually getting to: I might as well pull the trigger, it will make no meaningful difference to the death toll.
We could. But it would be quite silly and more than a little disingenuous for us to trivialize participating in those illegal activities by comparing them to participating in ineffecient charging technologies in any way whatsoever.

Let's stick to comparing my "inefficient charging" indifference to other legal (and especially non-criminal) activities, shall we? If using inefficient charging technologies were a chargeable offense, you'd have a point.

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Individual choices can make a difference. Our individual voices choosing to waste or not to waste become a collective force that drives the capitalist economy that chooses whether to implement efficient technologies or wasteful technologies.
Quite stirring. Can't quite muster a "huzzah" though.
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[...] Quite stirring. Can't quite muster a "huzzah" though.
Given our past conversations I would have been shocked if you had.
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I still say a more accurate/logical (and lets face it: honest) comparison for your "330 million individuals making this decision" argument would have been to compare my indifference to those who inefficiently toast bread by using appliances that make wires glow by inefficiently converting their resistance to electricity to heat. Or to those who don't unplug all appliances that have displays/lights that stay on when turned off. But I understand that the illicitness of littering and murder made for a much sexier rebuke of my indifference to the wastefulness of technologies like wireless charging.

You want to take on wasteful technologies? I don't mind. Have at it. But do us all a favor and start with something that might actually make a dent. The inefficiency of wireless charging is a pretty poor poster-boy for the campaign.
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Old 06-23-2022, 02:51 PM   #66
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Old 06-23-2022, 09:55 PM   #69
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I still say a more accurate/logical (and lets face it: honest) comparison for your "330 million individuals making this decision" argument would have been to compare my indifference to those who inefficiently toast bread by using appliances that make wires glow by inefficiently converting their resistance to electricity to heat. Or to those who don't unplug all appliances that have displays/lights that stay on when turned off. But I understand that the illicitness of littering and murder made for a much sexier rebuke of my indifference to the wastefulness of technologies like wireless charging. [...]
I don't know, I think it's telling that your objection to my examples is that they are illegal, not that there may be socially responsible reasons for choosing not to litter or murder. It suggests that the only way to get humans to choose to be socially responsible is via legislation. That may be true.
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I had issues with the original cable of my Aura HD getting loose in the port and sometimes disconnecting prematurely. But then I bought a replacement (Amazon Basics, if I remember right) and it had a better fit.
I have found that if I ever experience connection issues it is invariably the cable and not the port.

The lightning cables for Apple products are prone to wearing out.
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It suggests that the only way to get humans to choose to be socially responsible is via legislation. That may be true.
I think that's probably always been true. But the one thing I do know is that humans are never going to be convinced to choose to be socially responsible by folks who pick popular (but ultimately not very impactful) causes de jour to build their campaigns on. They also tend to respond better to those who put their money where their mouth is. People who still quietly continue to use many truly wasteful technologies on a daily basis are probably not the best choices to try and convince others to draw arbitrary lines in the sand against using the rather piddly ones (like charging inefficiency). A day without toast in today's world would save far more resources than a day without wireless charging. Pick better battles.
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