| ▲ | xattt 2 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A device like a printer can work without certain inks without damage, but at the cost of quality. Humans have historically been able to decide when quality is low enough that replacement/repair is necessary in these situations. This goes for almost anything: appliances, farming equipment, clothing, etc. Having a device/appliance/tool that decides for you that “it’s time”, especially when the manufacturer has a vested interest in coercing you into a buying a replacement right away, takes away that owner agency. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | Grombobulous 2 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
My printer could theoretically print a black and white page in magneta when my black ink runs out, too. But logically, it doesn’t want to do that. I just don’t think it’s a big deal to consider the printer a device that requires all inks to be present to function properly. If the printer is consuming some color inks in order to print black colors better the implication is that less black ink is being consumed. Either way you’re buying ink. Some people are just cheap. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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