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It seems strange, though, that one would habitually charge to their "effective" capacity of 80% for the purpose of preserving the battery for the next owner
by mvkel 2y ago
It seems strange, though, that one would habitually charge to their "effective" capacity of 80% for the purpose of preserving the battery for the next owner
- calfuris 2y agoI do it for the purpose of preserving the battery for myself down the line. I'll go for a full charge if I expect to need it, but 80% is usually more than enough so why put unnecessary wear on the battery?
- mvkel 2y agoisn't that intentionally creating a lot of mental anguish every day (trying to make 80% last the full day) in exchange for just one day of simplicity at some theoretical point in the future? Feels a bit like worrying about tomorrow stealing joy from today
- maratc 2y agoHomo sapiens is a genus full of anxiety, as our ancestors who didn't "worry about tomorrow" either died from hunger, or got killed by those who did. Anxiety is an evolutionary feature.
- mvkel 2y ago> Anxiety is an evolutionary feature I used to think this way. Spent decades justifying it as a motivator. It's a trap. It made sense if you were risking your life whenever you went to get food. If you're trying to recreate those feelings by undercharging the battery of your smartphone, you're just bored
- maratc 1y agoIt doesn’t matter. You’re not trying to recreate anything. Your brain is just wired that way already. You’ve got it from your parents, who got it from their parents, all the way to our predecessors in Africa.
- Izkata 2y ago> isn't that intentionally creating a lot of mental anguish every day (trying to make 80% last the full day) Not at all, I only use around 40% per day. > in exchange for just one day of simplicity More like avoiding months of that mental anguish in the future because my phone can still easily handle the 40% I use instead of having degraded down to where that is the limit.