And this is where government needs to step in, imo. We can't let peoples shopping habits decide what environmental damage is done.

edit: Interesting downvotes. I would appreciate clarification and discussion.

My opinion is such that people will not choose to better the environment. People have let the oceans fill with plastic for years. What faith do you have in the the population as a whole to adapt to environmental impacts before they become a massive problem? If people were capable of this, would they not already have adapted? Hell, people have to be forced to wear seatbelts for their own safety.

I have less faith in the government to give them anymore power than they already have.

I'm super open to alternatives. Thoughts?

I don't care about replacing the batteries myself, I care about how much it will cost to get them replaced. For my AirPods the price reasonable is so I don't really care.

It's the same as my car. I buy a based on the cost of maintenance not how easy it is to maintain myself.

No, they care about profit. This goal creates products that only roughly align with what the customers want.

I am sure customers care about their products lasting longer.

Maybe their market research says that customers like to upgrade things every couple of years.