for starters waste. Electronics aren't degradable and throwing hardware away prematurely does contribute a fair amount to the poisoning of the environment.[1] N

for starters waste. Electronics aren't degradable and throwing hardware away prematurely does contribute a fair amount to the poisoning of the environment.[1] Not to mention that cheap is relative. Not everyone's on a software engineering salary. The last winter quite a few people in rich countries had to choose between food, rent and heating. Being able to replace a battery rather than buying a new laptop makes a lot of financial sense. [1]https://www.who.int/news/item/15-06-2021-soaring-e-waste-affects-the-health-of-millions-of-children-who-warns https://www.who.int/news/item/15-06-2021-soaring-e-waste-aff...