A thin cable is much less waste than a wireless charger, which has a larger surface area and is still an evolving standard, e.g. magnetic docking, so it will be years of generational upgrades. Cables exist today and work much faster.

Should human time spent waiting for phone chargers be a metric for central planning regulation? e.g. what does a 100% speed increase in rapid charging mean for the economy, vs. travelers waiting at an airport or cafe, or running their car to charge their phone?

The laws of physics still apply to wired audio, networking and electricity, no matter how many billions are spent on glitzy ads for wireless.

Not to mention the inefficiency.

> Since the aim is to reduce e-waste, I suppose going all-in with wireless charging wouldn't be a problem (or even preferable) in the eyes of the law.

wireless charging uses more energy than cable one, so it is not that eco friendly

wireless charging is less efficient and may even affect battery longevity.