The problem with this solution is that your device will only charge at legacy 5V low power charging. The data pins are used to negotiate charging rates between devices and without this capability the charger will only deliver the known-safe basic low power charging rate.

Everything.

Yes, that’s correct. If you cherrypick data and extrapolate your preferred assumptions about it you can make it say the thing you want.

I just clicked the first installer script in Lutris and two minutes later was playing.

An absolutely based strategy would be to launch a highly anticipated product with falsely constrained supply. Then right as the scalpers start posting their shit release the real supply with like a $10 price reduction and make a big announcement. Scalpers get rekt when everyone who wants one can get it for $10 less.

Systems that abuse everyone and claim to be for our protection. The more things change the more they stay the same.

No, it’s the opposite. It’s the USA.

Joke’s on you, my eyes are the only part of me that isn’t naked right now.

Logarithmically scaled image. I’ll leave the determination of the base of the Log as an exercise for the viewer.