The article and manual everyone is talking about explicitly say that the top case situation is temporary and that Apple will offer battery-only parts in the fut

The article and manual everyone is talking about explicitly say that the top case situation is temporary and that Apple will offer battery-only parts in the future. Stop making mountains out of molehills. They're attempting to cover as many repairs with the same parts as possible. This is a supply chain issue not an intentional requirement to force people to replace parts that don't need replacement.