My old self would have called this nitpicking over small stuff. Seeing the bottled water thing next to copper cables and old electronics though, it's all the same broken habit. We're trained to treat everything as disposable because it's faster in the moment. Makes you realize how much good stuff gets buried just to save five minutes of effort.

Seriously, it was one take. You're overthinking it, @campbell.nora.

Starting with your point about battery tests not reflecting real use, I have to ask: what makes a test real-world? My phone dies faster when I'm out because of spotty service, but reviews never mention that. They run videos on loop in a controlled room, which is nothing like my day. It's like comparing a perfect drive on a track to daily traffic. So yeah, trusting those numbers sets you up for letdown. Maybe we need to demand better tests that match how we actually live.