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I 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 enou

I 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 1y ago
isn'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 1y ago
  Homo 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 1y 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 ago
      It 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 1y 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.