Everyone wants they’re piece of the pie. I just want AI to evolve to the point we can use it to create real innovation. But we’ll never get there with all these greedy removed.

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It depends on the amount of extra batteries that are made. In 2022, 225 million iPhones were sold. If an extra battery for every phone was produced, but only half of those consumers ever buy a new battery then we are looking at over 100 million wasted batteries. Then eventually all of those 225 million consumers would get a new phone anyways, so it still becomes waste at some point. I’m sure they will get better at predicting how many extra batteries to make eventually though. I do wonder how much it’s needed these days though. I get a new device every ~ 18 months but my spouse uses devices for ~ 5 years before getting a new one. She usually gets a new one just because of newer features, battery degradation doesn’t seem to be as much of an issue anymore.

It’s looking like Linus should have taken that $100 million offer he got and left when he had the chance.

While I am for this, this could create more E waste. Now there will be companies producing more batteries as consumers can now swap out batteries. So it’s possible that tons of batteries now just sit on shelves for years and eventually end up going to waste.

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Does anyone actually use either of those though? It’s always been more easy and convenient for me to just use my own phone.

These laws are fine until something better than c comes out. Then we have to wait for laws to be updated to make changes. We all know how slow government moves.

I expect things to get cheaper over time as the company learns how to run more efficiently and use new technologies to lower running costs. It never happens, but I always expect it to.

Alright, thanks. I’ll look around. I don’t have a problem with it if that’s why they chose ml, I just want to know for sure before I told anyone that. Some people get up in arms about socialism.

Do you have a source for that statement?

Not really. I’ve been styling my home screen for years. I use kwgt, klwp, and icon sets to create a custom look. It’s what I enjoy doing, so no I don’t think doing something you like requires you to question anything.

Id be down to play this.

No but I have money. If I see something I want, I’ll pay for it. If I was strapped then yeah I’d be upset.

That is what I’m telling you.

Necessary is a matter of perspective.

I’m just someone who will pay for something to look good. If that makes me a sucker then I guess I have too much money.

I am serious.

I would probably pay tbh. I hate my home screen looking bad. I’m on Android and use custom icons, but if I had no other options I’d pay for it.

I’m sick of people acting like they’re superior and only they deserve the Internet because they think they’re intelligent. The “brainless masses” have just as much right to use the internet as you do. Stop trying to gatekeep the Internet.